{"product_id":"like-family-paolo-giordano-9780143108610","title":"Like Family","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"From aide to nanny and housekeeper . . . Paolo Giordano examines this unusual relationship in the context of one household of three. . . . Spare, elegant.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Like Family. . . \u003c\/i\u003edemands to be savored. . . Giordano's emphasis on how we choose to live and love offers subtle hope that our decisions actually matter.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, an exquisite portrait of marriage, adulthood, and the meaning of family \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaolo Giordano's prizewinning debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers, \u003c\/i\u003e catapulted the young Italian author into the literary spotlight. His new novel features his trademark character-driven narrative and intimate domestic setting that first made him an international sensation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Mrs. A. first enters the narrator's home, his wife, Nora, is experiencing a difficult pregnancy. First as their maid and nanny, then their confidante, this older woman begins to help her employers negotiate married life, quickly becoming the glue in their small household. She is the steady, maternal influence for both husband and wife, and their son, Emanuele, whom she protects from his parents' expectations and disappointments. But the family's delicate fabric comes undone when Mrs. A. is diagnosed with cancer. Moving seamlessly between the past and present, Giordano highlights with remarkable precision the joy of youth and the fleeting nature of time. An elegiac, heartrending, and deeply personal portrait of marriage and the people we choose to call family, this is a jewel of a novel--short, intense, and unforgettable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paolo Giordano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143108611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143108610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Paolo Giordano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637124514047,"sku":"9780143108610","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6f6dfed-4ae7-49be-aa5d-2ce7387eac59.jpg?v=1765114064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/like-family-paolo-giordano-9780143108610","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}