{"product_id":"9780060936037","title":"Third Child","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe renowned novelist and poet Marge Piercy tells a contemporary love story set in the twin realms of college and national politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the politically prominent Dickinson family, ambition comes first, and Melissa, the third child, has always felt that she comes last. Going away to college offers her a chance at a life free from her brilliant mother's constant scrutiny and her famous father's lack of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere she meets Blake, a man of mixed race and apparently unknown parentage. His adoptive parents are lawyers whose defense of death- row cases has brought them head-to-head with Melissa's father, the former governor of Pennsylvania who is now a U.S. senator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa and Blake's attraction is immediate; their affair, fiery. Yet Blake is keeping a dangerous secret from Melissa, one that could destroy them -- and their families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDealing with themes of love, honesty, identity, and the consequences of ambition, this thoughtful, beautifully written story is a remarkable and provocative page-turner.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011243983088,"sku":"9780060936037","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060936037_p0.jpg?v=1763621583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060936037","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}