{"product_id":"9781504043984","title":"Mothers and Daughters: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestseller: A “monumental” saga of four ordinary American women from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blackboard Jungle \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amanda, a small-town minister’s daughter with hopes for a musical career, and Gillian, a hot-tempered aspiring actress from the Bronx, met at college. A decade later, one is happily married to an ambitious lawyer while the other is entangled in a passionate but troubled affair with a young man who’s spent five years in a navy prison.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The other women in Amanda and Gillian’s lives mirror the choices they make and the secrets they share. Gillian’s mother-in-law, Julia, is haunted by a wartime affair and its tragic consequences. Amanda’s precocious teenage niece, Kate, belongs to a booming postwar generation that will radically change American society. Nevertheless, Kate knows that many of the challenges she faces as a young woman have been met and endured by her aunt and countless other women throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Taking readers on an emotional journey through mid-twentieth-century America, author Evan Hunter paints an indelible portrait of romance, friendship, and sisterhood. \u003ci\u003eMothers and Daughters \u003c\/i\u003eis a wide-ranging and poignant masterpiece from one of America’s most beloved storytellers.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177124610288,"sku":"9781504043984","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504043984_p0.jpg?v=1769897773","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504043984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}