{"product_id":"9781439199206","title":"Three Stages of Amazement: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, richly compassionate novel about marriage, ambition, and the reclaiming of love—by the bestselling novelist and co-founder of \u003ci\u003eNarrative \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany love stories end in marriage; rare is the love story that begins with one— already promised, already worn. Set in San Francisco during the first year of Obama’s presidency, \u003ci\u003eThree Stages of Amazement \u003c\/i\u003edeftly charts the struggles and triumphs of Lena Rusch and her husband Charlie Pepper, who still believe they can have it all—sex, love, marriage, children, career, brilliance. But life delivers surprises and tests—a stillborn child, an economic crash, a ruthless business rival, and the attentions of an old lover. Touched by tragedy and by ordinary hopes unmet, Lena and Charlie must face, for the first time in their lives, real limitation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fifteen years after her stunning debut, \u003ci\u003eRise the Euphrates\u003c\/i\u003e, Carol Edgarian has created a panoramic and deeply moving story about business and family and the demands of love in our time. \u003ci\u003eThree Stages of Amazement \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers on a spellbinding journey inside America today, with an unforgettable cast of characters including Cal Rusch, Lena’s uncle, a Silicon Valley titan, and Ivy, his socialite wife, who engender complication in the lives of all the people they touch: their grown children, business partners, friends, the servants and workers upon whom their glamorous life depends—and Lena, whose quest for grace is the pulse of this gorgeous novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Lena and Charlie, Ivy and Cal face the temptations of their youth and the fantasy of starting over, they discover that real life is the ultimate challenge. Told with eloquence, wit, and compassion, \u003ci\u003eThree Stages of Amazement \u003c\/i\u003eis a true thriller of the heart, a riveting story about confronting adversity, gaining wisdom, and finding great love.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300827218160,"sku":"9781439199206","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439199206_p0.jpg?v=1763757965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439199206","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}