{"product_id":"becoming-ted-paperback","title":"Becoming Ted - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e meets \"Ru Paul's Drag Race\" in this vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance, and blooming at any age from the acclaimed author of the LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Albert Entwistle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his family's company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla--sweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable. At forty-three, Ted is convinced there's nothing remotely remarkable about him, except perhaps his luck in having landed handsome, charismatic Giles as a husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Giles suddenly leaves him for another man, filling his social media feed with posts about #newlove and adventure. And Ted, who has spent nearly twenty years living with, and often \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e, another person, must reimagine the future he has happily taken for granted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut perhaps there is another Ted slowly blossoming now that he's no longer in Giles's shadow--funny, sassy, more uninhibited. Someone willing to take chances on new friendships, and even new love. Someone who's been waiting in the wings too long, but who's about to dust off a long-ago secret dream and overturn everyone's expectations of him--especially his own. . .","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102272131295,"sku":"9781496745958","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qSNTbbBDLe9781496745958.webp?v=1781079258","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/becoming-ted-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}