{"product_id":"missed-connections-love-lost-found","title":"Missed Connections - Love, Lost \u0026 Found","description":"In her first book for adults, the artist Sophie Blackall creates a deeply felt, poignant book about love—a book that captures the mystery, the yearning, at times the cosmic humor behind the “what if?” of a missed connection.Like a message in a bottle, a “missed connection\" classified (usually posted on a website) is an attempt however far-fetched, by one stranger to reach another on the strength of a remembered glance, smile, or blue hat. The anonymous messages are hopeful and hopeless, funny and sad. Ms. Blackall, award-winning illustrator of Ruby’s Wish and Big Red Lollipop , has turned some of the most evocative (or hilarious) of them into exquisite paintings.Missed Connections is a collection of illustrated love stories. There’s “We Shared a Bear Suit.” “If Not for Your Noisy Tambourine.” “Hairy Bearded Swimmer.” Each is told in the shorthand of a “missed connection,” and then illustrated in Chinese ink and watercolor. The paintings are delicate yet full of feeling, each springing from one little detail of the post into a fully imagined world. Each brings the voyeuristic pleasure of watching love at first sight, and the pleasure of watching an artist discover a fresh new way to tell a story. And not all the connections are missed. Hidden in the book are three pieces that conjure up the magic of love found.","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":40182487679057,"sku":"HM1151","price":9.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":40182487711825,"sku":"HM1151","price":7.92,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":40182487744593,"sku":"HM1151","price":6.34,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":40182487777361,"sku":"HM1151","price":5.07,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/files\/11162304.jpg?v=1717743142","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/missed-connections-love-lost-found","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}