{"product_id":"people-watching-in-the-desert","title":"People Watching in the Desert","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Surprising and poignant . . . . This complex character portrait leaves readers with plenty to chew on.\" ⎯ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will root for Sonny as she overcomes her isolation and begins to let people in. Compelling . . . . A great read for fans of Gail Honeyman's \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.\" ⎯\u003cb\u003e Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The first thing I thought when I finished \u003ci\u003ePeople Watching in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is that Cali Adeline is living inside my head. Spending time with Sonny Magee, the delightfully prickly protagonist of this fantastic debut, is like hanging out with your best friend poolside as she cracks jokes about everyone around you. But beneath all the sharp humor⎯and believe me, this book is funny⎯is a wise, deftly-crafted portrait of the importance of connection, and the surprising ways we grow when we learn to open our hearts.\" ⎯ \u003cb\u003eGrant Ginder, author of \u003ci\u003eSo Old, So Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A luminous, heartwarming debut, rich in sharp observation and emotional depth. Against the vivid backdrop of a luxury desert resort, Cali Adeline crafts a page-turning story and a magnetic cast of unique characters, revealing what can unfold when a lifelong observer finds the courage to let the world in.\" ⎯ \u003cb\u003eAnna Johnston, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A book about loneliness, loss, and the fragile power of starting again. Cali Adeline's writing is clever, moving, and full of gorgeous detail. It's an unforgettable debut with a narrator you can't help rooting for. Weird and wonderful in the very best way.\" -- \u003cb\u003eMarianne Cronin, author of \u003ci\u003eEddie Winston Is Looking for Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beneath all the sharp humor⎯and believe me, this book is funny⎯is a wise, deftly-crafted portrait of the importance of connection, and the surprising ways we grow when we learn to open our hearts.\" ⎯ Grant Ginder, author of \u003ci\u003eSo Old, So Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and big-hearted novel for readers of \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, about a lonely young woman who prefers to observe the world rather than participate in it, and the seismic repercussions that follow when she steps out of her own bubble.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSonny Magee has spent most of her life alone, finding comfort in quiet solitude and scribbling in the private pages of her notebook. She lost her loving but troubled mother in childhood and was raised by an indifferent, sometimes cruel grandmother who left her scarred and naïve about life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Sonny mysteriously comes into a large sum of money, she finds herself in Arizona, at the luxury Sanctuary Resort \u0026amp; Spa. Out of her element and her comfort zone, she struggles with the spa's doting staff and the unfamiliar wealth and constant small talk of her fellow guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForced proximity introduces her to a cadre of eccentrics, and something akin to romance blossoms with a resort employee. Yet Sonny still feels most at peace when people watching from the margins, headphones on and scrawling in her notebook. But when a freak accident disturbs Sanctuary's carefully curated tranquility, a shocking twist crumbles Sonny's inner world, and she finds herself unexpectedly--and maybe even pleasantly--surprised by the people around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063481794, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/25\/2026 (EAN 9780063481794, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eAdeline, Cali\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCali Adeline\u003c\/b\u003e lives near Charlottesville, Virginia and enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with her husband and two children. \u003ci\u003ePeople Watching in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496203845910,"sku":"9780063481794","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780063481794.jpg?v=1783057472","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/people-watching-in-the-desert","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}