{"product_id":"9781416564454","title":"The Cure for Modern Life: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Lisa Tucker, the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an extraordinary novel about the way we live now: the choices we make and the decisions we let life make for us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, but a decade later, they have become professional enemies. To Amelia, who has dedicated her life to medical ethics, Matthew's job as a high-powered pharmaceutical executive has turned him into a heartless person who doesn't care about anything but money. Now they're kept in balance only by Matthew's best and oldest friend, Ben, a rising science superstar -- and Amelia's new boyfriend. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That balance begins to crumble one night when, coming home to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year- old sister means he will do whatever it takes to get Matthew's help. What follows is an escalating game of one-upmanship between Matthew, Amelia, and Danny, as all three players struggle to defend what is most important to them -- and are ultimately forced to reconsider what they truly want. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dazzlingly written with a riveting story that will resonate with readers everywhere, Lisa Tucker's \u003ci\u003eThe Cure for Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, humorous, big-hearted novel about what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126657761520,"sku":"9781416564454","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416564454_p0.jpg?v=1763726601","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416564454","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}