The Pattern Shop Paperback (Signed)

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About the book

Eleanorah has never backed down from a challenge—but when she realizes she can’t save her family or her patients, she trades her stethoscope for a mustard-colored backpack and a one-way ticket, only to discover she outrun what she’s trying to escape.

For fans of Barbara Kingsolver, magical realism, and messy characters learning how to choose home over and over again.

What you'll receive:

✨ Signed paperback copy - personally signed by author Mariah Friend

📖 280 pages of literary fiction

📏 Trim size: 5.25" x 8" (standard trade paperback)

🦋 Bonus gifts included:

• Pocket Lamp Press bookmark
• "We belong to each other" square sticker
  

📦 Beautifully packaged - wrapped in tissue paper and lovingly tied with ribbon or twine

🚚 Ships within 3-5 business days via USPS Media Mail with tracking

About the Author

Mariah Friend is a former ICU nurse turned author. Like Eleanorah, she spent her twenties traveling across continents, searching for home in unexpected places. Her work explores the twin vocabularies of medicine and healing and the paradox of grieving while celebrating new life. Her poetry has appeared in The Walnut Branch, Poetry South, and Entwined: Motherhood and Creativity. She writes Heartbeats, a newsletter for creative caregivers, and currently lives among the Chattanooga hills with her husband and toddler.

Published by Pocket Lamp Press
ISBN: 979-8-9932149-1-7
Publication Date: December 4, 2025

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