{"product_id":"2940170456789","title":"We Came Here to Forget: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eShe Regrets Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e called a ¿sharp, glittering story of wealth, family, and fate¿, comes a vivid novel about a young Olympic skier who loses everything and escapes to Buenos Aires, where she reinvents herself, meets a colorful group of ex-pats, and becomes enmeshed with a man keeping dark secrets of his own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatie Cleary has always known exactly what she wants: to be the best skier in the world. As a teenager, she leaves her home to live and train full-time with her two best friends, all-American brothers Luke and Blair, whose wealthy father has hired the best coaches money can buy. Together, they are the USA¿s best shot at bringing home Olympic gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the upward trajectory of Katie¿s elite skiing career nears its zenith, a terrifying truth about her sister becomes impossible to ignore amp;mdash; one that will lay ruin not only to Katie¿s career, but to her family and her relationship with Luke and Blair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her life shattered and nothing left to lose, Katie flees the snowy mountainsides of home for Buenos Aires. There, she reinvents herself as Liz Sullivan and meets a colorful group of ex-pats and the alluring, charismatic Gianluca Fortunado, a tango teacher with secrets of his own. This beautiful city, with its dark history and wild promise, seems like the perfect refuge, but can she really outrun her demons?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn alternating chapters, Katie grows up, falls in love, and races down the highest peaks on the planet amp;mdash; while Liz is reborn, falls into lust, and sinks into the underground tango scene at the bottom of the world. From the moneyed ski chalets of the American West to the dimly lit milongas of Argentina, \u003ci\u003eWe Came Here to Forget\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to dream, to desire, to achieve amp;mdash; and what¿s left behind after it all disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100676014320,"sku":"2940170456789","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170456789_p0.jpg?v=1763804230","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170456789","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}