{"product_id":"iona-iversons-rules-for-commuting-paperback","title":"Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClare Pooley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Authenticity Project\u003c\/i\u003e Nobody ever talks to strangers on the train. It's a rule. But what would happen if they did? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A hilarious and sweet creation about a group of individuals who form a family with love at its core.\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she knows only by nickname: Impossibly-Pretty-Bookworm and Terribly-Lonely-Teenager. Of course, they never speak. Seasoned commuters never do.\u003cbr\u003e Then one morning, the man she calls Smart-But-Sexist-Manspreader chokes on a grape right in front of her. He'd have died were it not for the timely intervention of Sanjay, a nurse, who gives him the Heimlich maneuver.\u003cbr\u003e This single event starts a chain reaction, and an eclectic group of people with almost nothing in common except their commute discover that a chance encounter can blossom into much more. It turns out that talking to strangers can teach you about the world around you--and even more about yourself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare Pooley graduated from Cambridge University and then spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising before becoming a full-time writer. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Authenticity Project\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, and has been translated into 29 languages. \u003ci\u003eIona Iverson's Rules for Commuting\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel; her third novel, \u003ci\u003eHow to Age Disgracefully\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming. Pooley lives in Fulham, London, with her husband, three children, and two border terriers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150870614151,"sku":"9781984878663","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ca94525c5d4968e2787aa8361c499f77.webp?v=1733202913","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/iona-iversons-rules-for-commuting-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}