{"product_id":"9781101887165","title":"The Nearness of You: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this profound and lyrical novel, acclaimed author Amanda Eyre Ward explores the deeper meanings of motherhood—from the first blissful hello to the heart-wrenching prospect of saying goodbye.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brilliant heart surgeon Suzette Kendall is stunned when Hyland, her husband of fifteen years, admits his yearning for a child. From the beginning they’d decided that having children was not an option, as Suzette feared passing along the genes that landed her mother in a mental institution. But Hyland proposes a different idea: a baby via surrogate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Suzette agrees, and what follows is a whirlwind of candidate selection, hospital visits, and Suzette’s doubts over whether she’s made the right decision. A young woman named Dorothy Muscarello is chosen as the one who will help make this family complete. For Dorrie, surrogacy (and the money that comes with it) are her opportunity to leave behind a troubled past and create a future for herself—one full of possibility. But this situation also forces all three of them—Dorrie, Suzette, and Hyland—to face a devastating uncertainty that will reverberate in the years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beautifully shifting between perspectives, \u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of You\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores the connections we form, the families we create, and the love we hold most dear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of You\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[For] readers who like stories about competent people facing tough choices, like those from Jodi Picoult or Julie Lawson Timmer.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of You\u003c\/i\u003e includes everything I love about Amanda Eyre Ward’s books: edgy eloquence, ingenious plotting, and relationships that are never, not for a single paragraph, simple or predictable. Through Suzette, Dorrie, Hyland, and Jayne, Ward reveals parenthood as an enterprise that is as wrenching as it is beautiful. You will love these characters and this book.”\u003cb\u003e—Marisa de los Santos, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Precious One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Deftly paced and enthralling, Amanda Eyre Ward’s \u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of You \u003c\/i\u003etakes on the complexity of what it means to be a mother, and provides insights both heartening and harrowing.”\u003cb\u003e—Mira Jacob, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of You\u003c\/i\u003e is not just an arresting meditation on motherhood but also an exploration of how we can seize the lives we’ve been given and transform them into the lives we want to live. Like all of Ward’s novels, this book’s intrigue and charm demand that it be indulged in a single sitting.”\u003cb\u003e—Vendela Vida, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134220910832,"sku":"9781101887165","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101887165_p0.jpg?v=1763689795","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101887165","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}