{"product_id":"9780062490476","title":"The Waiting Room: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThe Waiting Room\u003c\/b\u003e is both haunted, and haunting.”—Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cb\u003eMarch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Waiting Room \u003cb\u003eunfolds over the course of a single, life-changing day, but the story it tells spans five decades, three continents, and one family’s compelling history of love, war, and survival\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Dina’s present has always been haunted by her parents’ pasts. She becomes a doctor, emigrates, and builds a family of her own, yet no matter how hard she tries to move on, their ghosts keep pulling her back. A dark, wry sense of humor helps Dina maintain her sanity amid the constant challenges of motherhood and medicine, but when a terror alert is issued in her adopted city, her coping skills are pushed to the limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterlacing the present and the past over a span of twenty-four hours, \u003cb\u003eThe Waiting Room\u003c\/b\u003e is an intense exploration of what it means to endure a day-to-day existence defined by conflict and trauma, and a powerful reminder of just how fragile life can be. As the clock counts down to a shocking climax, Dina must confront her parents’ history and decide whether she will surrender to fear, or fight for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010418458864,"sku":"9780062490476","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062490476_p0.jpg?v=1763631863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062490476","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}