{"product_id":"the-making-of-us-9781451609110","title":"The Making of Us","description":"From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThen She Was Gone \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a \"compelling and heartbreaking\" (Jojo Moyes) novel about three strangers who are brought together by the father they never knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia, Dean, and Robyn don't know one another. Yet. Each is facing difficult challenges. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood. Wealthy and successful, she leads a lonely and disjointed existence. Dean is a young, unemployed, single dad whose life is going nowhere. Robyn is eighteen. Gorgeous, popular, and intelligent, she entered her first year of college confident of her dream to become a pediatrician. Now she's failing her classes. Now she's falling in love for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia, Dean, and Robyn live very different lives, but each of them, independently, has always felt that something was missing. What they don't know is that a letter is about to arrive that will turn their lives upside down. It is a letter containing a secret--one that will bind them together and show them what love and family and friendship really mean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Filled with heart and humor\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary gem that will remind readers of the miracles that happen when we bring life into the world and share our lives with those we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451609110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2012 pg. 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 54 - Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lisa Jewell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651357831324,"sku":"9781451609110","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_46d587f0-5bd1-49ef-9361-12d0046711b4.jpg?v=1603877473","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-making-of-us-9781451609110","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}