{"product_id":"9780812970982","title":"The Art of Mending: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBerg, Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBallantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/1\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Revelations about a seemingly ordinary mother force her adult children to reexamine their lives in this “absorbing novel about family secrets” (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Laura Bartone anticipates her annual   family reunion in Minnesota with a mixture of excitement and wariness. Yet this year’s   gathering will prove to be much more trying than either she or her siblings imagined.   As soon as she arrives, Laura realizes that something is not right with her sister.   Forever wrapped up in events of long ago, Caroline is the family’s restless black   sheep. When Caroline confronts Laura and their brother, Steve, with devastating allegations   about their mother, the three have a difficult time reconciling their varying experiences   in the same house. But a sudden misfortune will lead them all to face the past, their   own culpability, and their common need for love and forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Readers have come   to love Elizabeth Berg for the “lucent beauty of [her] prose, the verity of her insights,   and the tenderness of her regard for her fellow human” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). In \u003ci\u003eThe Art of   Mending, \u003c\/i\u003eshe confronts   some of the deepest mysteries of life, as she explores how even the largest sins   can be forgiven by the smallest gestures, and how grace can come to many through   the trials of one.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352179245311,"sku":"9780812970982","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780812970982_s600x595.jpg?v=1782319310","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780812970982","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}