{"product_id":"the-risk-of-us-9781328588821b","title":"The Risk Of Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant, dazzling debut novel about a woman who longs to be a mother and the captivating yet troubled child she and her husband take in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the cost of motherhood? When \u003ci\u003eThe Risk of Us\u003c\/i\u003e opens, we meet a forty-something woman who deeply wants to become a mother. The path that opens up to her and her husband takes them through the foster care system, with the goal of adoption. And when seven-year-old Maresa--with inch-deep dimples and a voice that can beam to the moon--comes into their lives, their hearts fill with love. But her rages and troubles threaten to crack open their marriage. Over the course of a year, as Maresa approaches the age at which children become nearly impossible to place, the couple must decide if they can be the parents this child needs, and finalize the adoption--or, almost unthinkably, give her up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Jenny Offill and Rachel Cusk, \u003ci\u003eThe Risk of Us\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores the inevitable tests children bring to a marriage, the uncertainties of family life, and the ways true empathy obliterates our defenses.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821925404752,"sku":"9781328588821B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781328588821-l.jpg?v=1785885752","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-risk-of-us-9781328588821b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}