{"product_id":"the-vacation-shift","title":"The Vacation Shift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor attendees to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/virtual-in-conversation-with-romance-author-l-c-chu-the-library-of-flowers\/\" title=\"https:\/\/ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com\/calendar\/virtual-in-conversation-with-romance-author-l-c-chu-the-library-of-flowers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#3119a6\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAshland Public Library Event\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e with Lily Chu on June 1, the author will be signing bookplates for every book ordered through Aesop's Fable.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGilmore Girls\u003c\/em\u003e meets a reverse \u003cem\u003eParent Trap \u003c\/em\u003ein this swoony and hilarious YA rom-com from popular adult romance author Lily Chu, following a teen who, while on a group tour to Japan, teams up with a fellow traveler to keep their parents from falling in love with each other.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIvy Yu is cursed. Her parents separated six months ago, and she’s fallen into a fog. To help, her mother books an impulsive trip to Japan (cool) on a bus tour (\u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euncool). Ivy should be grateful, but this summer is her last chance to get her situationship, Connor, to fall in love with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they arrive in Tokyo, it’s even worse than she imagined. Ivy and her Mom are the youngest of a group of seniors. Make that two of the youngest: there’s brooding Matteo, with his single dad, Keith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Ivy discovers her mother and Keith are getting close, and her crush back home is hooking up with someone else. Desperate for some semblance of control and a distraction from the heaviness she can’t seem to shake off, she makes a deal with Matteo to keep their parents apart. Luckily, he agrees—and their devious plans begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDodging nosy old ladies on the bus ride through Japan, their strange partnership begins to blossom into something unexpected and exciting—but can their romantic spark survive the journey? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 352 \u003c\/span\u003epages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Quill Tree \u003c\/span\u003e(May 27, 2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0063430624\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chu, Lily","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833479540987,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9780063430624_34741.jpg?v=1777915955","url":"https:\/\/aesopsfable.com\/products\/the-vacation-shift","provider":"AESOP'S FABLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}