{"product_id":"blessings-9780812969818","title":"Blessings","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"A well-told story of love and redemption\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e) from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Bread Crumbs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A polished gem of a novel . . . lovingly crafted, beautifully written.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate one night, a teenage couple drives up to the big white clapboard house on the Blessing estate and leaves a box. In that instant, the lives of those who live and work at Blessings are changed forever. Skip Cuddy, the caretaker, finds a baby girl asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, while Lydia Blessing, the matriarch of the estate, for her own reasons, agrees to help him. \u003ci\u003eBlessings\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present, what makes a person or a life legitimate or illegitimate and who decides, and the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlessings\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many bestselling books, including the #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel \u003ci\u003eRise and Shine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe #1 bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Short Guide to a Happy Life. \u003c\/i\u003eHer other novels include \u003ci\u003eBlessings, One True Thing, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Oprah Book Club Selection \u003ci\u003eBlack and Blue, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Still Life with Bread Crumbs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901392294162,"sku":"9780812969818","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94af1168-0e8a-4af8-9623-9d02f8335ab6.jpg?v=1738424614","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blessings-9780812969818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}