{"product_id":"sweet-ruin-paperback-4","title":"Sweet Ruin - 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\u003eCathi Hanauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grieving New Jersey wife and mother rediscovers passion, desire, and danger through an unexpected affair with a young artist, forcing her to confront marriage, motherhood, loss, depression, betrayal, and the fragile choices that could destroy everything she loves.Elayna Leopold, thirty-five, 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. Riveting, tender, and utterly real, Sweet Ruin 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathi Hanauer is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eMy Sister's Bones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuin\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling essay anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Bitch in the House\u003c\/i\u003e. Her articles and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e ELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Self\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhole Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand more. She lives with her family in western Massachusetts. Visit her online at CathiHanauer.com.\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 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48825560891641,"sku":"9780743277358","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NqLzceBYYF9780743277358_8ccf55f9-7d26-4543-afac-757d5840b664.webp?v=1786856298","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sweet-ruin-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}