{"product_id":"we-are-water-9780062278562","title":"We Are Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e is a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy, from Wally Lamb, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hour I First Believed \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh--wife, mother, outsider artist--has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family's hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora's Box of toxic secrets--dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Water \u003c\/em\u003eis a layered portrait of marriage, family, and the inexorable need for understanding and connection, told in the alternating voices of the Ohs--nonconformist, Anna; her ex-husband, Orion, a psychologist; Ariane, the do-gooder daughter, and her twin, Andrew, the rebellious only son; and free-spirited Marissa, the youngest. It is also a portrait of modern America, exploring issues of class, changing social mores, the legacy of racial violence, and the nature of creativity and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor and compassion, Wally Lamb brilliantly captures the essence of human experience and the ways in which we search for love and meaning in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062278562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.08w x 1.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Wally Lamb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924689813685,"sku":"9780062278562","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6c671bb9-e97f-43ab-bb2c-9803b2c0eae2.jpg?v=1761660446","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-are-water-9780062278562","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}