{"product_id":"briefly-forever-sara-gray-9798217181728","title":"Briefly, Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eFull of joy and wisdom, a heart-stopping, emotional debut showing that a life isn't measured in how long it stretches, but in how much love it can hold. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fans of \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove \u003c\/i\u003ewill devour this, as I did. Like a perfect piece of music, there is not an off note in this entire book. I loved it.\" --Annabel Monaghan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDolly All the Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexander Kirk writes perfect love stories--but he doesn't believe in them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When his favorite café is taken over by Wendy, a quirky single mother with two kids and strawberry earrings, their relationship unfolds exactly like the romances Alexander pens: enemies to lovers, laughter, longing, and a happiness that feels almost scripted. Except this isn't one of Alexander's stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBriefly, Forever\u003c\/i\u003e begins where most love stories end--with loss. Told through three timelines, the novel traces the tender beginnings of Alexander and Wendy's relationship while following Alexander as he learns how to parent--and love--her children without her. It is a story about grief and joy, about the power and limits of art, and about loving fully even when happily ever after isn't guaranteed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBriefly, Forever\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that the most important part of a love story is not how it ends, but how we embrace the strangeness and beauty of being alive, loving and living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217181728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sara Gray","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852879606015,"sku":"9798217181728","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/briefly-forever-sara-gray-9798217181728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}