{"product_id":"this-is-not-about-us-fiction-9780593447840","title":"This Is Not about Us: Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family--steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIsola\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives--divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals--their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us, \u003c\/i\u003e master storyteller Allegra Goodman--whose prior collection was heralded as \"one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)--returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters--a big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593447840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allegra Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107838685365,"sku":"9780593447840","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_70e932c0-c6e1-4814-9a05-735e525e08f0.jpg?v=1765862639","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-is-not-about-us-fiction-9780593447840","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}