{"product_id":"book-b3no","title":"Unless","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor all of her days, Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light fiction novels \"for summertime.\" This placid existence cracks open one fearful day when her beloved oldest daughter, Norah, drops out of life to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads \"GOODNESS.\" Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and surprisingly funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarmth, passion, and wisdom come together in Carol Shields' remarkably supple prose. \u003ci\u003eUnless\u003c\/i\u003e, a harrowing but ultimately consoling story of one family's anguish and healing, proves her mastery of extraordinary fictions about ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":47169882685675,"sku":"DZb3no","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/2127\/6139\/files\/b3no-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775530190","url":"https:\/\/www.blackstoneunlimited.com\/products\/book-b3no","provider":"Blackstone Unlimited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}