{"product_id":"2940169545326","title":"The Life before Her Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiana stands before the mirror, preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and seventeen-year-old Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment, the future she was just imagining is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe novel takes us through Diana¿s uncertain steps into womanhood¿her awkward, heated forays into sex; her fresh, fragile construction of an identity; and her equally tenuous steps as an adult, protecting her beloved daughter and holding onto her successful husband.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaura Kasischke has crafted a story of consciousness that encompasses the truth of a teenager¿s world and the profound transformation of that world at midlife. Resonant and deeply stirring, this novel finds piercing beauty in the midst of a nightmare that echoes like a dirge beneath each new spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098031800560,"sku":"2940169545326","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169545326_p0.jpg?v=1769896004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169545326","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}