{"product_id":"9780804194396","title":"Still Life with Bread Crumbs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA superb love story from Anna Quindlen, the #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Rise and Shine, Blessings, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Short Guide to a Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Bread Crumbs\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Bread Crumbs\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Anna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eEvery Last One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Quindlen captures both the beauty and the breathtaking fragility of family life.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Packs an emotional punch . . . Quindlen succeeds at conveying the transience of everyday worries and the never-ending boundaries of a mother’s love.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eRise and Shine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A writerly achievement.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] classic story.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eBlessings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A polished gem of a novel . . . lovingly crafted, beautifully written.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Richly imagined.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eBlack and Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Quindlen writes with . . . power and grace.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Beautifully paced . . . [keeps] the reader anxiously turning pages.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eOne True Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A triumph.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diversified Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021250412784,"sku":"9780804194396","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804194396_p0.jpg?v=1763729468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804194396","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}