{"product_id":"the-optimists-guide-to-letting-go-9781501154942","title":"The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree generations. Seven days. One big secret. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coincidence of Coconut Cake\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds a mother-daughter story told by three women whose time to reckon with a life-altering secret is running out.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGina Zoberski wants to make it through one day without her fastidious mother, Lorraine, cataloguing all her faults, and her sullen teenage daughter, May, snubbing her. Too bad there's no chance of that. Her relentlessly sunny disposition annoys them both, no matter how hard she tries. Instead, Gina finds order and comfort in obsessive list-making and her work at Grilled G's, the gourmet grilled cheese food truck built by her late husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Lorraine suffers a sudden stroke, Gina stumbles upon a family secret Lorraine's kept hidden for forty years. In the face of her mother's failing health and her daughter's rebellion, this optimist might find that piecing together the truth is the push she needs to let go...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501154942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy E. Reichert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654852210844,"sku":"9781501154942","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6ffb2784-5141-4c06-8170-6cd6bbea9d07.jpg?v=1603884230","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-optimists-guide-to-letting-go-9781501154942","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}