{"product_id":"this-is-not-about-us-fiction-9798217294114","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 Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217294114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Allegra Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107839275189,"sku":"9798217294114","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-is-not-about-us-fiction-9798217294114","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}