{"product_id":"this-is-not-about-us-allegra-goodman-9798217412679","title":"This Is Not about Us: Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family--steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIsola\u003c\/i\u003e\"Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly in a major key.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \"Goodman's mature and deftly written book suggests that, in family as in art, there is no such thing as uncomplicated happiness.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWas this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives--divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals--their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible.With \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us, \u003c\/i\u003e master storyteller Allegra Goodman--whose prior collection was heralded as \"one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)--returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not About Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters--a big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allegra Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217412679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Audio Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Allegra Goodman","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48453278630143,"sku":"9798217412679","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_395076a1-b78b-45c0-bd7a-707c3d7a42e9.jpg?v=1777299283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-is-not-about-us-allegra-goodman-9798217412679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}