{"product_id":"life-sentences-9780061944888","title":"Life Sentences","description":"\u003cp\u003ePast and present, truth and memory collide in this searing novel from the award winning, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA successful memoirist returns home to Baltimore searching for inspiration for her next book. When she discovers an old classmate is accused of a heinous crime, she decides to braid this tragic story with reminiscences of her grade school years. To the writer's dismay, her friends--motivated by anger, perhaps jealousy--seem determined to sabotage her efforts, leaving her to persevere alone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she digs deeper into the tragedy surrounding her old classmate, the writer begins to see that everything she thought she knew about her life might be quite different. And if she wants to pursue the truth in this modern-day story, she may have to pay the price of living with uncomfortable truths, about her father, her past, and herself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her deep intelligence, unerring eye for detail, and unwavering compassion, Laura Lipmann raises difficult, illuminating questions about the nature of memory and truth. \u003cem\u003eLife Sentences \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, asking whether anyone can truly own any story--even their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLippman, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSince \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Lippman's \u003c\/strong\u003edebut in 1997, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the essential crime writers of the last 100 years. Her books have won most of the major awards in her field and been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523395457298,"sku":"9780061944888","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32d531bf-6981-4411-a79b-677f998eaa61.jpg?v=1731146701","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-sentences-9780061944888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}