{"product_id":"9781462113743","title":"The Accidental Marriage","description":"Nina Rushforth was born with a silver spoon caught in her throat. She and her father have mapped out a future that includes a brilliant legal career, a marriage to an equally stellar attorney or Wall Street whiz kid, and eventually the production of three perfect children. A semester at St. Andrew's University in Scotland, was part of the plan, but falling in love with a handsome missionary was not.\u003cp\u003eSix months later, after Elliot returns from his mission and after a tumultuous courtship, Nina finds herself teaching at a junior high school, learning to keep house in a minuscule apartment, and living with a man who doesn't know any more about being married than she does. Intimacy, cooking, laundry, lesson plans, and a tug-of-war with a possessive mother-in-law prove to be more overwhelming than Nina can successfully manage. The newlyweds awaken to realize the head on the adjacent pillow belongs to a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel captures the heartbreak of young love caught in the turbulent social crosscurrents of the 70's, at a time when brave women struggled to find dignity and equality in the workplace, as well as peace at home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Fort, Incorporated\/CFI Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053820690672,"sku":"9781462113743","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462113743_p0.jpg?v=1763676584","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462113743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}