{"product_id":"just-how-things-are-cary-duane-9798994325209","title":"Just How Things Are","description":"\u003cp\u003eMadison La Croix grew up in a world where every word mattered-and silence mattered even more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into one of Newport's most powerful families, Madison is raised among wealth, expectations, and rules no one ever explains. Conversations are careful. Appearances are everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Ashmore Academy and within the rarefied circles of Newport society, she begins to notice the small contradictions beneath the polished surface-friendships that shift with status, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekindness that hides quiet competition, and traditions that demand loyalty whether they deserve it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Madison grows older, the quiet truths begin to reveal themselves. Privilege carries expectations. Families carry secrets. And the world rarely works the way people want it to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people prefer to pretend otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Madison is beginning to understand just how things are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cary Duane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994325209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Planet Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Cary Duane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852923416831,"sku":"9798994325209","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-how-things-are-cary-duane-9798994325209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}