{"product_id":"9780312383725","title":"Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGayle Saunders and Patricia Reid were total opposites who chose each other as best friends when they were children.  Through the years they were raised together, as close as sisters.  Gayle, the beauty pampered by her working-class parents, believes a man will make her world complete.  Pat, the brainy one, is the hand-me-down child whose mystery parentage haunts her.  She's determined to finally make a home for herself: in the executive suite at the top of her career.  And then there is Marcus Carter, linked to both women from the moment a childhood tragedy bonds them in secrecy.  \u003ci\u003eTryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a novel--it's the reading experience that swept the country.  You will be drawn into the lives of these honest and believable characters from the first page--and they won't let you go until the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Their  heroines are balanced and clearly drawn, while their plot manages to spring  myriad surprises without resorting to obvious gimmickry. In an age when  personal responsibility is often abrogated in the name of early childhood  emotional trauma, Pat and Gayle are refreshingly honest characters, accepting  of their own and each other's shortcomings.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommended Black Caucus of the ALA Literary Award - Honor Book (1998), Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award - Honor Book (1998)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312383725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40675686154446,"sku":"9780312383725","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_69723249-edf8-4497-ac07-2b280f077d16.jpg?v=1639970275","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312383725","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}