{"product_id":"in-search-of-us-9781250294616","title":"In Search of Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva Dellaira's \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping multi-generational love story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo seventeen-year-old Angie, who is mixed-race, Marilyn is her hardworking, devoted white single mother. But Marilyn was once young, too. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Marilyn was seventeen, she fell in love with Angie's father, James, who was African-American. But Angie's never met him, and Marilyn has always told her he died before she was born. When Angie discovers evidence of an uncle she's never met she starts to wonder: What if her dad is still alive, too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo she sets off on a journey to find him, hitching a ride to LA from her home in New Mexico with her ex-boyfriend, Sam. Along the way, she uncovers some hard truths about herself, her mother, and what truly happened to her father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rare and special book. Part mother-daughter love story, part road trip journey, part compelling mystery, and one hundred percent beautiful, spellbinding tearjerker. I'm in love with every page.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Niven, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHolding Up the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva Dellaira\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLove Letters to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, which was sold in 24 foreign territories and has been optioned for film. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. She grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago. She is an associate producer of Stephen Chbosky's feature film adaptation of his bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Perks of Being a Wallflower. \u003c\/i\u003eShe currently lives in Santa Monica.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333805183250,"sku":"9781250294616","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_feb66ac4-8a15-4fdd-ac98-accd5df170ba.jpg?v=1727877949","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-search-of-us-9781250294616","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}