{"product_id":"good-grief-9781662527531","title":"Good Grief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother- and daughter-in-law. To move on, one of them will have to move out in a hopeful and hilarious novel about widowhood and family friction by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDon't Forget to Write\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1963, two years since Barbara Feldman's husband died. Raising two kids, she's finally emerging from her cocoon of grief. Not yet a butterfly, but she's anxious to spread her wings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one day her mother-in-law, Ruth, shows up on her doorstep with five suitcases, expecting a room of her own with a suitable mattress. Abrasive and stuck in her ways yet well meaning, Mother Ruth arrives without warning to help with the children. How can Barbara say no to a woman who is not only a widow herself but also a grieving mother? As Ruth's prickly visit turns from days to weeks to what seems like forever, Barbara realizes Ruth has got to go. But Barbara has an ingenious plan: introduce Ruth to some fine gentlemen and marry her off as fast as she can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon enough, something tells Barbara that Ruth is trying to do the same for \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e. At least they're finding common ground--helping each other to move forward. Even if it is in the most unpredictable ways two totally different women ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662527531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 287","brand":"Sara Goodman Confino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280958455989,"sku":"9781662527531","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b20623d2-3597-4f34-aa39-c87700432eb8.jpg?v=1751469994","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/good-grief-9781662527531","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}