{"product_id":"9780743277358","title":"Sweet Ruin : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSweet Ruin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Cathi Hanauer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElayna Leopold, 35, works from home in New Jersey so that she can raise her young daughter, Hazel, while her husband puts in long hours as a lawyer in New York. Elayna is typical of women who spend their twenties chasing dreams in the city only to spend their thirties chasing children in the suburbs. Yet no one knows better than she that life can change instantly. Two years ago her infant son died, sending her into a depression from which she's just emerging. Now, suddenly -- thrillingly -- Elayna finds herself craving life's passions again. When she meets Kevin, a young artist and neighbor, she discovers a version of herself she thought was gone forever. As she uncovers yearnings that could destroy everything she cherishes, a threat to Hazel emerges from an unlikely source, making Elayna's choices and decisions that much more critical. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Riveting, tender, and utterly real, \u003ci\u003eSweet Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping story about one woman's search for passion amid the challenges of ordinary life and a triumph of contemporary fiction from a writer known for her candor and wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Compulsively readable.... Hanauer has a poet's eye for detail and a spot-on sense of the specifics of mothering in the suburbs.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Jennifer Weiner\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] skillfully imagined, bittersweet portrait of marriage and sacrifice.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intelligent and engaging, \u003ci\u003eSweet Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e examines the fallout from grief and the intricacies of family, while weighing the comforts of the prosaic against the tantalizing allure of the new.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The dialogue is effortlessly pitch-perfect, the characters leap to fascinating life, and every scene unfolds with complexly intertwined sexual suspense and emotional resonance.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Kate Christensen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Epicure's Lament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743277358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40590944338126,"sku":"9780743277358","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_6cb87fed-5880-4350-84dc-f5ec650f46d5.jpg?v=1637745467","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743277358","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}