{"title":"Currently Obsessed","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"theo-of-golden-paperback","title":"Theo of Golden - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Levi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING PHENONEMON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Katie Couric Book Club Pick - A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A treasure.\" --Hoda Kotb\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. 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