{"product_id":"9781770418578","title":"This Is Why I Need You","description":"\r\n\t\t\t\u003cp\u003eZinnia, Fay, Kiara, and Valentina have one rule since high school: the annual girls' trip is non-negotiable. No matter how much their lives change, they show up for each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eBut this year, the cracks in their friendship are threatening to break them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a sun-soaked reunion quickly turns claustrophobic. Beneath the shared memories and inside jokes, something more dangerous is finally exposed: they may not actually know each other anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eFor Zinnia and Fay, what’s been buried for years can’t stay hidden forever. For Kiara and Valentina, the pressure of holding everything together is starting to break them open in different directions. And as jealousy, secrets, and emotional fallout build, the group is forced into a question none of them want to answer:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eWhen friendships survive on history alone… what happens when history isn’t enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eSet against a high-tension girls’ trip that spirals out of control,\u003ci\u003e This Is Why I Need You\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply observed, character-driven novel about long-term friendship, shifting identity, and the fragile line between love and resentment—where the people you know best might be the ones you’ve misunderstood all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHIS IS WHY I NEED YOU\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003e“I can’t wait until \u003ci\u003eThis Is Why I Need You\u003c\/i\u003e becomes the next great Canadian love story.” — Anne T. Donahue, author of \u003ci\u003eNobody Cares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003e“An intimate portrait of female friendship in all its messy, complex, beautiful glory, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Why I Need You\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story full of humor and heart.” — Amy Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eWe’re All in This Together\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePebble \u0026amp; Dove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003e“The perfect blend of romance and women’s fiction, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Why I Need You\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartwarming examination of friendship and forgiveness that’s filled with the kind of multilayered characters that feel like your own lifelong best friends, the kind who remind you that you’re worthy of being loved even when you’re at your messiest.” — Bianca Marais, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and cohost on \u003ci\u003eThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp\u003e“An endearing, sparkling, sexy book that redefines what relationships we prioritize. It will make you want to pick up the phone and reach out to your friends.” — Mai Nguyen, author of \u003ci\u003eSunshine Nails\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t","brand":"Alecsandra Kakon (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50231179510117,"sku":"9781770418578","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_00ab5f79-5b03-41ee-89ba-c7437b2de428.jpg?v=1777054504","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9781770418578","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}