{"product_id":"the-best-of-us-9781451673517","title":"The Best of Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eParadise isn't quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThese Girls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica--it's the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the news that a genetic illness runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband's infidelity. And, finally, there's Pauline, who spares no expense to throw her wealthy husband an unforgettable thirty-fifth birthday celebration, hoping it will gloss over the cracks already splitting apart their new marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLanguid hours on a private beach, gourmet dinners, and late nights of drinking kick off an idyllic week for the women and their husbands. But as a powerful hurricane bears down on the island, turmoil swirls inside the villa, forcing each of the women to reevaluate everything she knows about her friends--and herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451673517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2013 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2013 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2013 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/2013 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Pekkanen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059182637237,"sku":"9781451673517","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e0b26d0b-19c7-459e-9dcc-d20bf39442db.jpg?v=1650341554","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-of-us-9781451673517","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}