{"product_id":"the-secret-of-joy-9781439107171","title":"The Secret of Joy","description":"\u003cb\u003eIS THE HALF SISTER THAT REBECCA STRAND\u003cbr\u003e HAS NEVER MET \u003ci\u003eSHORT? TALL? RICH? POOR? PRETTY?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFUNNY? MARRIED? LONELY? HAPPY?...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rebecca is about to find out. The New York City paralegal thought nothing could shake her life off its fast track -- which includes her handsome lawyer boyfriend and their extravagant condo. The shocking revelation that she even \u003ci\u003ehas\u003c\/i\u003e a half sister comes from her dying father, in a hospital bed confession of a long-past summer affair...and now the dad she adores has one last wish: would Rebecca deliver a cache of letters he never sent to his other daughter, Joy Jayhawk, in a tiny coastal Maine town? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Rebecca arrives in Wiscasset, with the life-changing letters stashed in a leather box, nothing goes as she imagined -- and Joy Jayhawk is less than thrilled to meet her. Joy already has her own life, her own family, and her own business: she runs a bus tour for singles, a matchmaking excursion that's brought lovers together, healed broken hearts, and changed lives. Rebecca joins the singles tour in the hopes of unlocking a door into Joy's life and forming a relationship with the only family she has left. But as she spends more and more time with Joy and the women who dub themselves The Divorced Ladies Club of Wiscasset -- and starts a flirtation with a seriously hunky local carpenter -- Rebecca realizes it's her life and heart that are ready for healing and change...and that sometimes, you just have to go along for the ride.\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 11\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439107171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.52w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melissa Senate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013659676853,"sku":"9781439107171","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5b3402d6-4203-430a-98ce-c65612100232.jpg?v=1609142612","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-secret-of-joy-9781439107171","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}