{"product_id":"inheriting-edith-9780062378743","title":"Inheriting Edith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poignant breakout novel, for fans of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eJ. Courtney Sullivan and Elin Hilderbrand, about a single mother who inherits a beautiful beach house with a caveat--she must take care of the ornery elderly woman who lives in it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Maggie Sheets has been an invisible hand in the glittering homes of wealthy New York City clients, scrubbing, dusting, mopping, and doing all she can to keep her head above water as a single mother. Everything changes when a former employer dies leaving Maggie a staggering inheritance. A house in Sag Harbor. The catch? It comes with an inhabitant: The deceased's eighty-two-year old mother Edith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith has Alzheimer's--or so the doctors tell her--but she remembers exactly how her daughter Liza could light up a room, or bring dark clouds in her wake. And now Liza's gone, by her own hand, and Edith has been left--like a chaise or strand of pearls--to a poorly dressed young woman with a toddler in tow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie and Edith are both certain this arrangement will be an utter disaster. But as summer days wane, a tenuous bond forms, and Edith, who feels the urgency of her diagnosis, shares a secret that she's held close for five decades, launching Maggie on a mission that might just lead them each to what they are looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFishman, Zoe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eZoe Fishman is the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eInheriting Edith\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDriving Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSaving Ruth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBalancing Acts. \u003c\/em\u003eShe's the recipient of myriad awards, including a \u003cem\u003eNY Post\u003c\/em\u003e Pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's been profiled in \u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e among others. Her writing has been published in \u003cem\u003eThe Atlanta Journal Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e as part of their moving \"Personal Journey\" series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoe worked in the New York publishing industry for thirteen years. She was recently the Visiting Writer at SCAD Atlanta and currently teaches at Emory Continuing Education and The Decatur Writers Studio, at which she is also the Executive Director. She lives in Decatur with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565348950290,"sku":"9780062378743","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29458b99-3d8d-42c9-b184-af491c0dbdc4.jpg?v=1731885034","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inheriting-edith-9780062378743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}