{"product_id":"2940170809981","title":"A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom National Book Award finalist and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year We Left Home\u003c\/i\u003e comes a moving family saga about three generations of women who struggle to find freedom and happiness in their small Midwestern college town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cloud in the Shape of a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant novel about three generations of the Wise familyamp;mdash;Evelyn, Laura, and Graceamp;mdash;as they hunt for contentment amid chaos of their own making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn set aside her career to marry, late, and motherhood never became her. Her daughter Laura felt this acutely and wants desperately to marry, but she soon discovers her husband Gabe to be a man who expects too much of everyone in his life, especially his musician son. Grace has moved out from Laura and Gabe's house, but can't seem to live up to her potentialamp;mdash;whatever that might be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Cloud in the Shape of a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e we see these women and their trials, small and large: social slights and heartbreaks; marital disappointments and infidelities; familial dysfunction; mortality. Spanning from World War II to the present, Thompson reveals a matrilineal love story that is so perfectly grounded in our timeamp;mdash;a story of three women regressing, stalling, and yes, evolving, over decades. One of the burning questions she asks is: by serving her family, is a woman destined to repeat the mistakes of previous generations, or can she transcend the expectations of a place, and a time? Can she truly be free?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn, Laura, and Grace are the glue that binds their family together. Tethered to their small Midwestern townamp;mdash;by choice or chanceamp;mdash;Jean Thompson seamlessly weaves together the stories of the Wise women with humanity and elegance, through their heartbreaks, setbacks, triumphs, and tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162446938352,"sku":"2940170809981","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170809981_p0.jpg?v=1763718229","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170809981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}