{"product_id":"one-true-thing-paperback","title":"One True Thing - 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\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \" Anna Quindlen] writes passionately . . . painstakingly uncovering all the intensity, suspicion and primitive love that bonds mothers and daughters.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ellen Gulden is enjoying her career as a successful magazine writer in New York City when she learns that her mother, Kate, is dying of cancer. Ellen's father insists that she quit her job and return home to become a caregiver. A high-powered career woman, Ellen has never felt she had much in common with her mother, a homemaker and the heart of their family. Yet as Ellen begins to spend time with Kate, she discovers many surprising truths, not only about herself, but also about the woman she thought she knew so well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Later, when Ellen is accused of the mercy killing of her mother, she must not only defend her own life but make a difficult choice--either accept responsibility for an act she did not commit or divulge the name of the person she believes committed a painful act of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOne True Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A triumph.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"We leave \u003ci\u003eOne True Thing \u003c\/i\u003estimulated and challenged, more thoughtful than when we began.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Like a brush with mortality, \u003ci\u003eOne True Thing \u003c\/i\u003eleaves the reader feeling grateful, wide awake, lucky to be alive.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Chabon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"It calls you back for another read. . . . This is a book of catharsis.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fiercely compassionate and frank.\"\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mother. A daughter. A shattering choice. \u003cbr\u003eFrom Anna Quindlen, bestselling author of \"Black and Blue, comes a novel of life, love and everyday acts of mercy. \u003cbr\u003e\"A triumph.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"--San Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of eight novels: \u003ci\u003eObject Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, Every Last One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Bread Crumbs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMiller's Valley\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eLots of Candles, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlenty of Cake, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2012, was a number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Her book \u003ci\u003eA Short Guide to a Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eshe won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, \u003ci\u003eLiving Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThinking Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e. Her \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e columns were collected in \u003ci\u003eLoud and Clear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.04 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228962373881,"sku":"9780812976182","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bE9FOFJwditWQUhTQi8vREY3MVRCZz09.webp?v=1768296838","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/one-true-thing-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}