{"product_id":"2940011252785","title":"The Barrenness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis debut novel intrigues with an element of surprise that keeps the reader captivated until the very last page—a story about whether you can truly be fulfilled as a woman without being a mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Georgia peach Lil (pronounced Lille, France) embarks upon a campaign to have a child, she expects her most formidable opponent to be her biological clock. After all she is 39, her childless aunt, Mamie Lee, reminds her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNonetheless, when Aunt Mamie dies suddenly, Lil finds herself up against a cadre of obstacles, including a battle with her aunt’s stepson over the family’s land and a relationship with a congressman who doesn’t want more children and possibly can’t have them anyhow. She also faces a major crisis at her high-powered job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most unsettling of all her adversaries, however, turns out to be her own mind, filled with conventional notions about this illusive tie in between motherhood and womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn emotionally captivating story, told with skilful pacing that makes it hard to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068474441968,"sku":"2940011252785","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011252785_p0.jpg?v=1763548339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011252785","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}