{"product_id":"carry-the-one-9781451656930","title":"Carry the One","description":"\u003cb\u003eHailed as \"beautifully observed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"a brilliant feat of storytelling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), Carol Anshaw's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel is one of the most acclaimed books of the year. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When you add us up, you always have to carry the one.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following a devastating moment in the hours after Carmen's wedding, three siblings and their friends move through the next twenty-five years under its long shadow. Through friendships and love affairs; marriage and divorce; parenthood, holidays, and the modest calamities and triumphs of ordinary days, \u003ci\u003eCarry the One \u003c\/i\u003eshows how one life affects another, and how those who thrive and those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we'd expect. Whether they take refuge in art, drugs, social justice, or love, Carol Anshaw's characters are sympathetic, funny, and uncannily familiar as they reflect back to us our deepest pain and longings, our joys, and our transcendent moments of understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451656930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/25\/2012 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carol Anshaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112068219061,"sku":"9781451656930","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_99b14e72-cc0c-40d4-a86e-892f68bac7cf.jpg?v=1693928031","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/carry-the-one-9781451656930","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}