{"product_id":"this-is-a-love-story-9781805224921b","title":"This Is a Love Story","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA Read with Jenna Book Club pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAbe and Jane have been together for fifty years: as two among the thousands of starry-eyed young lovers in Central Park, as frustrated and exhausted parents, as an artist and a writer whose careers were taking flight. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNow, Jane is seriously unwell, and together she and Abe look back on their marriage - on the parts they cherished, and those they didn't: Abe's early betrayal; and the trials of raising their son Max, who, now grown, still believes his mother chose art over parenthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA homage to New York, to pleasure, loss and love that endures despite or perhaps because of what life throws at us, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThis Is a Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e brings these layered voices together in a chorus as complex, radiant and captivating as the city itself.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Unapologetically romantic: complicated, colourful and includes many tales that tug at the heartstrings. Soffer's saga goes down like bittersweet chocolate, with a hint of sugar to soften the sharp edge of loss' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lyrical, graceful - Jessica Soffer has captured the glittering magic of New York City' Jenny Jackson, NYT-bestselling author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A revelation - the kind of novel to read in one sitting' Liz Moore, bestselling author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe God of the Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42825748578384,"sku":"9781805224921B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781805224921-l.jpg?v=1785902284","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/this-is-a-love-story-9781805224921b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}