{"product_id":"2940170039395","title":"We Are Water: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e is a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy, from Wally Lamb, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hour I First Believed \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Ohamp;#8212;wife, mother, outsider artistamp;#8212;has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh familyamp;#8217;s hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandoraamp;#8217;s Box of toxic secretsamp;#8212;dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohsamp;#8217; lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Water \u003c\/em\u003eis a layered portrait of marriage, family, and the inexorable need for understanding and connection, told in the alternating voices of the Ohsamp;#8212;nonconformist, Anna; her ex-husband, Orion, a psychologist; Ariane, the do-gooder daughter, and her twin, Andrew, the rebellious only son; and free-spirited Marissa, the youngest. It is also a portrait of modern America, exploring issues of class, changing social mores, the legacy of racial violence, and the nature of creativity and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor and compassion, Wally Lamb brilliantly captures the essence of human experience and the ways in which we search for love and meaning in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102177247472,"sku":"2940170039395","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170039395_p0.jpg?v=1763699810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170039395","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}