{"product_id":"2940172105371","title":"Heat Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnerringly perceptive, superbly written, every page packed with the warmth and compassionate wisdom that have become Nancy Thayer's trademark, \u003ci\u003eHeat Wave\u003c\/i\u003e tells the moving story of a woman who, after her seemingly perfect life unravels, must find the strength to live and love again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking the startling discovery that her family finances are in dire straits is only the latest shock endured by Carley Winsted after her husband's sudden death from a heart attack. Resisting her in-laws' well-meaning overtures to take in Carley and her two daughters, the young widow instead devises a plan to keep her family in their beloved home, a grand historic house on the island of Nantucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe solution is right at Carley's front door: transforming her expensive, expansive house into a bed-and-breakfast. Not everyone, however, thinks this plan prudent or quite respectable-especially not Carley's mother-in-law. Further complicating a myriad of challenges, a friend forces Carley to keep a secret that, if revealed, will undo families and friendships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her late husband's former law partner keeps showing up at the most unexpected times, Carley must cope with an array of mixed feelings. And then, during a late-summer heat wave, the lives of Carley and her friends and family will be forever changed in entirely unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical, emotional, dramatic, and ultimately wonderfully uplifting, Nancy Thayer's latest novel is compelling from its first page to its last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151012086000,"sku":"2940172105371","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172105371_p0.jpg?v=1763753227","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172105371","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}