{"product_id":"2940170482108","title":"Mrs. Everything: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Jennifer Weiner, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWho Do You Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Her Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e comes a smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their placesamp;mdash;and be true to themselvesamp;mdash;in a rapidly evolving world. \u003ci\u003eMrs. Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious, richly textured journey through historyamp;mdash;and herstoryamp;mdash;as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo we change or does the world change us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo and Bethie Kaufman were born into a world full of promise.\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect \"Dick and Jane\" house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the truth ends up looking different from what the girls imagined. Jo and Bethie survive traumas and tragedies. As their lives unfold against the background of free love and Vietnam, Woodstock and women's lib, Bethie becomes an adventure-loving wild child who dives headlong into the counterculture and is up for anything (except settling down). Meanwhile, Jo becomes a proper young mother in Connecticut, a witness to the changing world instead of a participant. Neither woman inhabits the world she dreams of, nor has a life that feels authentic or brings her joy. Is it too late for the women to finally stake a claim on happily ever after?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her most ambitious novel yet, Jennifer Weiner tells a story of two sisters who, with their different dreams and different paths, offer answers to the question: \u003ci\u003eHow should a woman be in the world?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115375542512,"sku":"2940170482108","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170482108_p0.jpg?v=1763710532","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170482108","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}