{"product_id":"9781511372619","title":"Untethered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Char Hawthorne's husband dies unexpectedly, she is left questioning everything she once knew to be true: from the cozy small town life they built together to her relationship with her stepdaughter, who is suddenly not bound to Char in any real way. \u003ci\u003eUntethered\u003c\/i\u003e explores what bonds truly form a family and how, sometimes, love knows no bounds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChar Hawthorn, college professor, wife and stepmother to a spirited fifteen-year-old daughter, loves her family and the joyful rhythms of work and parenting. But when her husband dies in a car accident, the “step” in Char’s title suddenly matters a great deal. In the eyes of the law, all rights to daughter Allie belong to Lindy, Allie’s self-absorbed biological mother, who wants to girl to move to her home in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Allie begins to struggle in school and tensions mount between her and Char, Allie’s connection to young Morgan, a ten-year-old-girl she tutors, seems to keep her grounded. But then Morgan, who was adopted out of foster care, suddenly disappears, and Char is left to wonder about a possible future without Allie and what to do about Morgan, a child caught up in a terrible crack in the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061948891376,"sku":"9781511372619","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781511372619_p0.jpg?v=1763724316","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781511372619","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}