{"product_id":"friends-and-strangers-a-read-with-jenna-pick-paperback","title":"Friends and Strangers: A Read with Jenna Pick - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Courtney Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e An insightful and compulsively readable novel about a complicated friendship between two women who are at two very different stages in life, from the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eMaine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaints for All Occasions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once again, Sullivan has shown herself to be one of the wisest and least pretentious chroniclers of modern life.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElisabeth, an accomplished journalist and new mother, is struggling to adjust to life in a small town after nearly twenty years in New York City. Alone in the house with her infant son all day (and awake with him much of the night), she feels uneasy, adrift. She neglects her work, losing untold hours to her Brooklyn moms' Facebook group, her \"influencer\" sister's Instagram feed, and text messages with the best friend she never sees anymore. Enter Sam, a senior at the local women's college, whom Elisabeth hires to babysit. Sam is struggling to decide between the path she's always planned on and a romantic entanglement that threatens her ambition. She's worried about student loan debt and what the future holds. In short order, they grow close. But when Sam finds an unlikely kindred spirit in Elisabeth's father-in-law, the true differences between the women's lives become starkly revealed and a betrayal has devastating consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterful exploration of motherhood, power dynamics, and privilege in its many forms, \u003ci\u003eFriends and Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how a single year can shape the course of a life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Courtney Sullivan is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eCommencement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Engagements\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaints For All Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into 17 languages. Sullivan's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767850926368,"sku":"9780525436478","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ba60f521945896a7b7897c73b68574db.webp?v=1780318851","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/friends-and-strangers-a-read-with-jenna-pick-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}