{"product_id":"9781250051929","title":"The Things We Keep : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Things We Keep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sally Hepworth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith huge heart, humor, and a compassionate understanding of human nature, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the power of love to grow and endure even when faced with the most devastating of obstacles. You won’t forget \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Keep.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Forster is only thirty-eight years old, but her mind is slowly slipping away from her. Armed only with her keen wit and sharp-eyed determination, she knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. But Anna has a secret: she does not plan on staying. She also knows there’s just one another resident who is her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEve Bennett, suddenly thrust into the role of single mother to her bright and vivacious seven-year-old daughter, finds herself putting her culinary training to use at Rosalind house. When she meets Anna and Luke, she is moved by the bond the pair has forged. But when a tragic incident leads Anna’s and Luke’s families to separate them, Eve finds herself questioning what she is willing to risk to help them. Eve has her own secrets, and her own desperate circumstances that raise the stakes even higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Keep:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003edevastatingly beautiful \u003c\/b\u003elove story\" ?\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A poignant \u003cb\u003etestament to the immeasurable and restorative power of love\u003c\/b\u003e.... Sure to appeal to fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Piccoult, and Lisa Genova; book clubs will be lining up.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hepworth’s debut,\u003ci\u003e The Secrets of Midwives\u003c\/i\u003e, was critically acclaimed, and it’s always a formidable task to impress readers with a second novel. But with\u003ci\u003e The Things We Keep,\u003c\/i\u003e Hepworth \u003cb\u003eproves that literary lightning can indeed strike twice.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling read\u003c\/b\u003e that touches on important themes, not least the different forms that love may take. Sally Hepworth succeeds by engaging our\u003cb\u003e common humanity, capacity for love and sense of humour.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Rosie Project \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250051929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40619706089678,"sku":"9781250051929","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c2747b80-edf4-4d70-a81a-c87fdb49ed7d.jpg?v=1638406461","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250051929","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}