{"product_id":"promise-of-happiness","title":"Promise of Happiness","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePromise of Happiness\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJustin Cartwright\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780312348809\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThomas Dunne Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eA powerful elegy to the intimacies and idiocies of family, \"The Promise of Happiness \"tells the story of an apparently ordinary family on the cusp of an extraordinary moment: the return of the family's prodigal daughter, Juliet. Her release from an upstate New York prison throws the Judds, formerly of London but now scattered, back together. \u003cbr\u003eFor her father, Juliet's conviction for a theft she may not have committed had proven the disintegration of a dying society. For her mother, it is a source not only of resentment, but bafflement. And for all of the Judds, it is a moment of both intense joy and confusion. \u003cbr\u003eAs Justin Cartwright's novel opens, Juliet's parents await her release and return to England. Charlie, their capable and successful son, has been charged with collecting her and softening her reentry into the world, his own life unsettled meanwhile by his glamorous girlfriend's pregnancy and his ambivalence towards it. Sophie, the youngest and most rebellious sibling, is in the midst of getting her chaotic life (mostly) under control. And Juliet herself is wounded, the perfect daughter made scapegoat for a victimless crime. \u003cbr\u003eWith searching perception and gentle humor, Justin Cartwright gradually reveals the inner struggles of the five disparate Judds as they grapple with their conflicting feelings for each other and the moral dilemmas that beset them, bringing them finally together in what is ultimately a celebration of the layers and universal oddness of the love of a family.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Thomas Dunne Books","offers":[{"title":"Promise of Happiness | Justin Cartwright | Hardcover | 9780312348809 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks F 1763733","offer_id":49287646740632,"sku":"1763733","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51AsU6ipwOL.jpg?v=1781893882","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/promise-of-happiness","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}