{"product_id":"speech-team-paperback","title":"Speech Team - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tender-hearted novel and a dream to read. I loved this book.\" -- Matt Haig #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Library \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"so so so so good...[Speech Team] is a MUST...It has all the feels and brilliant writing to boot.\" -- Elin Hilderband (on Instagram) #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Five Star Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA funny, gossipy and ultimately poignant novel about four Gen X teen friends turned 21st-century adults who awkwardly come back together to confront an influential teacher whose brutal remarks have haunted them all for years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his early forties, nonprofit writer Tip Murray is just getting past the wreckage of his youth and settling into semi-humdrum married New England domesticity. Things take an unusual turn when he receives shocking news from his high school best friend, hippie farmer Natalie, that one of their former teammates from speech team, Pete, has committed suicide. Surprisingly mentioned in Pete's final Facebook post? A devastating comment made to him by their speech team coach, Gary Gold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Feeling nostalgic for their 80s adolescence, Tip and Nat decide to reconnect with two long lost friends from the team, haughty menswear designer Anthony and tightly wound college professor Jennifer. The reunited quartet quickly discover an unsettling thread: all were quietly wounded by Mr. Gold's deeply cutting remarks. The silver lining? Gold is still alive, and a quick Google search shows that he has retired to Florida. There's only one thing left to do: fly down to a posh resort to confront him. What happens next is far from what any of them could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fueled by cringe-y confrontations and 80s nostalgia, a literary mashup of \u003ci\u003eThe Breakfast Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeech Team\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to take account of the pain that can suffuse a life and what it means, years on, to move forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tim Murphy is a genius at sweeping, character-driven stories that suck you in until the very last page, and \u003ci\u003eSpeech Team\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception.\" --Andy Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41852352528519,"sku":"9780593653869","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/819d2565f19a379276b0e0aa23704bd1.webp?v=1734082215","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/speech-team-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}