{"product_id":"worse-than-strangers","title":"Worse Than Strangers","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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A champagne cocktail of old loves, bucket lists, and new romances - with a Jane Austen twist.\"-- - Nancy Thayer, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This fresh new beach read from Nantucket is a great addition to your beach tote! I could smell the Nantucket hydrangeas from Charleston!\"--- Victoria Benton Frank, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I devoured this gorgeous debut, but its poignant lessons on love - especially between mother and daughter - will stay with me much, much longer.\" --- Jessie Rosen, nationally bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eAll the Signs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A beach read with fierce intelligence and wit. I loved everything about it.\" --- Isabel Banta, author of \n\u003ci\u003eHoney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKyleigh Leddy is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on her \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Modern Love essay, \"Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want.\" Her writing has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine \n\u003ci\u003e, Parents\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e QCODE\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. In 2023, she was named on the \n\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e 30 Under 30 Media list. She holds a BA from Boston College and an MSW from Columbia University. 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She is shocked when she stumbles across her first love at the grocery store holding hands with his new fiancé--a fiancé he never mentioned on their many, many late-night phone calls. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rose has secrets, too. A therapist about to start her own private practice, Rose's world is rocked by the handsome renter staying in their guest cottage, Thomas Wentworth: the one person she thought she would never see again and the man who has always (unfortunately) held her heart. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A modern retelling of Jane Austen's \n\u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e set against a backdrop of blue and purple hydrangeas, swollen brick sidewalks, tall sea grass, and uniform, shingled houses, Lily and Rose Gardner's summer journey of second chances, healing, and hope begs the question: Can you repeat the past, and is it ever too late to try again?\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 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668092514, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/22\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781668092514, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLeddy, Kyleigh\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKyleigh Leddy is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on her \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Modern Love essay, \"Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. 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