{"product_id":"this-is-why-i-need-you","title":"This Is Why I Need You","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTHIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ONLY. PLEASE PLACE PREORDERS AS SEPARATE ORDERS FROM ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE FULFILLED IMMEDIATELY. ITEMS ORDERED WITH PREORDER BOOKS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE PREORDER IS AVAILABLE FOR FULFILLMENT. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAVAILABLE MAY 12, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Alecsandra Kakon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eCharacter-driven and full of heart, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Why I Need You\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply observed debut that captures the realities of lifelong friendships and explores romance, motherhood, sexuality, and loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the promise of nothing but fun in the sun, Zinnia, Fay, Kiara, and Valentina are all geared up to reconnect on their 10th annual girls’ trip that brings them together from all different cities. What they don’t know, however, is that some baggage comes on vacation whether you pack it or not. Their outside lives slowly seep into their seaside getaway, and when the weekend proves to be a series of secrets, snide remarks, and non-stop bickering, tensions escalate. Suddenly they are all forced to wonder: Have they outgrown their childhood friendships?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShedding light on the power and complications of lifelong friendships, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Why I Need You\u003c\/i\u003e questions the choices we make in life that can bring us closer together with — or pull us further apart from — the people we need most: our friends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47665501241495,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/image_868addcf-923a-4879-bb15-7b926ada1f6f.jpg?v=1776207917","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/this-is-why-i-need-you","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}