{"product_id":"bitter-sweet-9780593874202","title":"Bitter Sweet","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a young book publicist finds herself in an all-consuming workplace affair with her literary idol, she learns that the things you love most can sometimes be the very things that tear you apart in this intoxicating and moving debut novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes the things you love most are the very things that can tear you apart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie is twenty-three, single and the new publicity assistant at London's preeminent independent book publishing house. Richard Aveling is fifty-six, married and the author who has defined his generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie has long idolized the charming, illustrious writer, who also represents a link to her late mother who loved his work. But as they embark on an illicit and all-consuming affair, Charlie is forced to hide the relationship from everyone she cares about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo soon, she can't imagine her life without Richard, and too late, she understands that losing him will unravel more than just their relationship--it might also unravel \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTender and poignant, \u003ci\u003eBitter Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate exploration of power, of vulnerability, of what it means to love another person and what it means to love yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593874202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hattie Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45370036748469,"sku":"9780593874202","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b4bfdcce-164c-4a94-8c7b-03a27b1c161d.jpg?v=1747109292","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bitter-sweet-9780593874202","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}