{"product_id":"2940169902983","title":"The World as We Know It: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eEternal on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e, whose style is described as ¿Henry David Thoreau meets Nicholas Sparks¿ (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), comes a novel about two brothers who save a girl from drowning when they are young¿an experience that intertwines their destinies and changes their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn an early spring afternoon in rural New Hampshire, two brothers, Ed and Allard, are ice skating when they discover a girl who, with her dogs, has broken through thin ice and is caught in the river¿s eddy. They are able to rescue her, and as a result, a special bond forms among all three¿but particularly between Allard and Sarah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs they grow up, the brothers remain close, creating their own film production company to shoot nature footage in the wild. Sarah, gaining success on her own as a writer, always manages to remain a part of their lives. In the days before Allard¿s wedding, tragedy strikes during a bachelor¿s outing in the remote mountains of Wyoming. The heartbreaking incident puts the grief-stricken Allard and Sarah on separate trajectories that will test the bonds of their relationship and time¿s unremitting power to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet against the sweeping natural backdrops of rural New England and Wyoming, \u003ci\u003eThe World as We Know It\u003c\/i\u003e is subtle, heartrending, and transformative¿a love story of friendship, nature, and the surprising twists that can alter our destinies forever.\u003cspan rel=\"pastemarkerend\" id=\"pastemarkerend20740\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116911771888,"sku":"2940169902983","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169902983_p0.jpg?v=1769902645","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169902983","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}