{"product_id":"the-little-escape","title":"The Little Escape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA small gift with a whole world inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Escape\u003c\/strong\u003e — one slim pre-loved book, hand-chosen by me from the genre you pick and wrapped so its title stays secret until the moment it's opened. A novella, a short-story collection, a slim book of poems: the kind of book that slides into a stocking and finishes in a single evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e🎭 How It Works\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose your genre above — mystery \u0026amp; thriller, romance, literary fiction, historical fiction, fantasy \u0026amp; sci-fi, or surprise me. Then I'll pick a pre-loved book in that genre, wrap it in cream paper and twine with its title hidden, and tuck in the rest. Before it's unwrapped, all anyone knows is the genre — the rest is the surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery Little Escape book is previously loved\u003c\/strong\u003e — carefully inspected, and chosen because its story deserves another reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e📖 The Book Itself\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour book may be a paperback or a hardcover — whichever life it has lived. Every one is hand-checked before it wraps: clean, readable pages, no torn or missing pages, no heavy writing or highlighting. A spine that shows it's been loved is welcome here; a book that's falling apart is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInside the Wrap\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📚 One slim pre-loved book in your chosen genre, wrapped with its title hidden\u003cbr\u003e🎵 Evening Forecast card — a QR code that opens a playlist matched to the book's mood\u003cbr\u003e🗺️ Story Map sticker inside the front cover — your book's number lives here; scan it to follow its journey\u003cbr\u003e📝 The Afterword card — three questions to sit with on the front, Story Map steps on the back\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e💛 Chosen, Never Random\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant to steer me? Tell me the authors and stories you love — and anything you'd rather not read — in the notes above, and I'll match accordingly. Sending it as a gift? Add your message and I'll tuck it in with the book. Because your book is picked by hand, for you, \u003cstrong\u003eI can't take returns just for a change of heart — but if your parcel arrives damaged, or the wrong genre slipped in, tell me and I'll make it right\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e📦 When It Ships\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour book is hand-prepared and \u003cstrong\u003eships within 3–5 days\u003c\/strong\u003e, sent \u003cstrong\u003efree via USPS Media Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e — the post office's own rate for books. Media Mail travels at its own pace: typically \u003cstrong\u003e2–8 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e in transit, tracking included. For a holiday gift, ordering about \u003cstrong\u003etwo weeks ahead\u003c\/strong\u003e is a safe bet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery Story Continues.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the final page is done, there's one last page: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Afterword\u003c\/strong\u003e card. Three questions to sit with on the front; the Story Map steps on the back. Add your chapter, then pass the book along — and watch where it travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne book. Many readers. Endless stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSending this as a gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e It ships straight to them — no price ever goes in the parcel. Tell me what they love to read in the box above, and I'll handpick for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery book has a past. Every reader gives it a future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afterlight \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Mystery \u0026 Thriller","offer_id":53380296212791,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Romance","offer_id":53380296245559,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Literary Fiction","offer_id":53380296278327,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Historical Fiction","offer_id":53380296311095,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fantasy \u0026 Sci-Fi","offer_id":53380296343863,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Surprise Me","offer_id":53380296376631,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/5809\/6183\/files\/the-little-escape-stocking.png?v=1792546250","url":"https:\/\/afterlightandco.com\/products\/the-little-escape","provider":"Afterlight \u0026 Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}