{"product_id":"9781416523192","title":"Immediate Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to be a family? \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Eileen Goudge's engaging new novel is a powerful adventure into the heart of marriage, motherhood, and four friends who discover they may be the best family they ever had.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fifteen years after graduation, best friends Jay, Franny, Emerson, and Stevie meet at their college reunion. Life has taken each of them in different directions -- Jay is a married man with a baby on the way while Franny yearns for a child as she searches for love in all the wrong places. Divorced single mom Emerson is drawn to a man who challenges everything she's come to believe about finding a once-in-a-lifetime love. And Stevie's life has recently been rocked by a shocking revelation -- the answer to a family secret that will shatter everything she believes about herself. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now the bond between the foursome takes a surprising twist, one that changes how each feels about family and friendship. One thing is certain: They will all find their heart's desires in the last place they imagine -- as they discover that family is less about blood ties than the warm embrace of ones who accept them as they are. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave,\" praises Nora Roberts -- and nowhere do Goudge's bestselling storytelling talents shine brighter than in \u003ci\u003eImmediate Family\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167073190128,"sku":"9781416523192","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416523192_p0.jpg?v=1763728221","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416523192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}