{"product_id":"it-wasnt-always-like-this-joy-preble-9781616957773","title":"It Wasn't Always Like This","description":"In 1916, Emma O'Neill is frozen in time. After sampling an experimental polio vaccine brewed on a remote island off St. Augustine, Florida, she and her family stop aging--as do the Ryans, her family's business partners. In a way, this suits Emma fine because she's in love with Charlie Ryan. Being seventeen forever with him is a dream. But soon a group of religious fanatics, the Church of Light, takes note. Drinking the elixir has made the O'Neills and Ryans impervious to aging, but not to murder--Emma and Charlie are the only ones who escape with their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the run, Emma is tragically separated from Charlie. For the next hundred years, she plays a cat-and-mouse game with the founding members of the Church of Light and their descendants. Over the years, a series of murders--whose victims all bear more than a passing resemblance to her--indicate that her enemies are closing in. Yet as the danger grows, so does Emma's hope for finding the boy she's certain is still out there . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy Preble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616957778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616957773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Teen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Joy Preble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519002325247,"sku":"9781616957773","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_427bea39-86bb-46c6-95b0-fdfce5b17298.jpg?v=1778736456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-wasnt-always-like-this-joy-preble-9781616957773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}