{"product_id":"what-we-leave-behind-paperback-6","title":"What We Leave Behind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSummer Hours at the Robbers Library\u003c\/i\u003e, a tenderhearted work of contemporary women's fiction about two very different women grappling with the messy emotional legacies passed down by their parents--for fans of Dani Shapiro, Ann Napolitano, and Jodi Picoult.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the perennial question: are we a product of how we were raised, or is our identity hardwired by our genetic inheritance? When her adoptive mother dies in a freak accident, high school senior Melody Marcus doubles down on her refusal to learn anything about her birth parents. In this age of 23\u0026amp;me, though, that may not be possible, and the family secrets hidden in her DNA threaten to upend everything she knows about herself and her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Candace Milton, a successful woman in her forties, the emotional inheritance from her parents' tortured marriage has led to a life of intentional unattachment. She is happy--enough. But a chance encounter with a friend of Melody's father will challenge this assumption and force her to reimagine who she is and who she might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig-hearted, evocative, and achingly relatable, \u003ci\u003eWhat We Leave Behind\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with destiny, belonging, and love, and makes us question our own idea of family: the kind we're born into and the kind we create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51889181262112,"sku":"9780063415386","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/Lvnt2K3MCR9780063415386.webp?v=1781929076","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-we-leave-behind-paperback-6","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}