{"product_id":"9780553577860","title":"Tides of the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome promises can never be forgotten....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of the bestselling \u003cb\u003eBirthday Girls\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePlaces by the Sea,\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Stone is a gifted storyteller in the tradition of Barbara Delinsky.  In this deeply enthralling novel of friendship and family, a woman must face the secrets of the past before she can confront the future....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am your baby—the one you gave up.  Isn't it time we met?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unsigned letter, postmarked Martha's Vineyard, arrives like a thunderbolt out of the blue, instantly sweeping Jessica Bates back thirty years.  It was 1968 when young Jess went to Larchwood Hall, a home for unwed mothers, and gave up her beautiful baby girl for adoption.  Jess's past still haunts her—especially since she learned that her daughter died in a tragic childhood accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now the letter has raised the fragile hope that there was a terrible mix-up, that Jess's daughter is still alive somewhere.  Hoping for answers, Jess makes a determined pilgrimage out to the Vineyard, out to those who know the truth about what really happened to her daughter.  There, surrounded by sand and sea and memories of lost love, she must make a choice that will change the course of her life forever....\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012666900720,"sku":"9780553577860","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553577860_p0.jpg?v=1763718108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553577860","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}