{"product_id":"then-came-you-paperback","title":"Then Came You - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jennifer Weiner takes readers into the heart of women's lives in an unforgettable, timely tale.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJules Strauss is a Princeton senior on a full scholarship who plans on selling her \"pedigree\" eggs to help save her father from addiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Annie Barrow, a struggling Pennsylvania housewife, thinks that carrying another woman's child will help her recover a sense of purpose and will bring in some much-needed cash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e India Bishop, thirty-eight (really, forty-three) and recently married to the wealthy Marcus Croft, yearns for a baby for reasons that have more to do with money than with love. When her attempts at pregnancy fail, she turns to Jules and Annie to make her dreams come true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But each of their plans is thrown into disarray when Bettina, Marcus's privileged daughter, becomes suspicious that her new stepmother is not what she seems... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with Jennifer Weiner's trademark wit and sharp observations, \u003ci\u003eThen Came You \u003c\/i\u003eis a hilarious, tender, and timely tale that explores themes of class and entitlement, surrogacy and charity, the rights of a parent and the measure of a mother.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin one of America's beloved storytellers on a walk like no other: one man's unrelenting search for hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reeling from the sudden loss of his wife, his home, and his business, Alan Christoffersen, a once-successful advertising executive, has left everything he knew behind and set off on an extraordinary cross-country journey. Carrying only a backpack, he is walking from Seattle to Key West, the farthest destination on his map. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now almost halfway through his trek, Alan sets out to walk the nearly 1,000 miles between South Dakota and St. Louis, but it's the people he meets along the way who give the journey its true meaning: a mysterious woman who follows Alan's walk for close to a hundred miles, the ghost hunter searching graveyards for his wife, and the elderly Polish man who gives Alan a ride and shares a story that Alan will never forget. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Full of hard-won wisdom and truth, The Road to Grace is a compelling and inspiring novel about hope, healing, grace, and the meaning of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Weiner is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-one books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Place, That Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mrs. Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e In Her Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Good in Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir in essays, \u003ci\u003eHungry Heart. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has appeared on many national television programs, including \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, and her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other newspapers and magazines. Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760745906464,"sku":"9781451617733","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/284e1d5e6ee9eb22ccc9276cd38b20b7.webp?v=1780188764","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/then-came-you-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}