{"product_id":"9780679769446","title":"What Girls Learn: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA touching novel about girls and their mothers, sibling rivalry and kinship, and the mysterious tug between love and antagonism that lies at the heart of every family.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The year Tilden turns twelve, her mother, Frances, falls in love and moves the family north.  Soon the watchful, wise Tilden and her rebellious younger sister, Elizabeth, are navigating a new household amidst the awkward and alluring terrain of adolescence.  But when Frances suddenly discovers a lump in her breast, her daughters must confront the unpredictablility of her illness.  With heartbreak and humor, these characters exposes a world of secrets and learn to survive in the face of life's contradictions.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This moving, emotionally stirring debut novel will appeal to fans of Anna Quidlen's \u003cb\u003eOne True Thing\u003c\/b\u003e and Mona Simpson's \u003cb\u003eAnywhere But Here.\u003c\/b\u003e Funny, haunting, and unflinchingly truthful on every page, \u003cb\u003eWhat Girls Learn\u003c\/b\u003e is a book that will be read—and cherished— for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027961364720,"sku":"9780679769446","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679769446_p0.jpg?v=1763608657","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679769446","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}