{"product_id":"some-of-it-was-real-9780593438695","title":"Some of It Was Real","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Fresh, surprising, and compulsively readable.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Andrea Bartz \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA psychic on the verge of stardom who isn't sure she believes in herself and a cynical journalist with one last chance at redemption are brought together by secrets from the past that also threaten to tear them apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psychic-medium Sylvie Young starts every show with her origin story, telling the audience how she discovered her abilities. But she leaves out a lot--the plane crash that killed her parents, an estranged adoptive family who tend orchards in rainy Oregon, panic attacks, and the fact that her agent insists she research \u003ci\u003esome\u003c\/i\u003e clients to ensure success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a catastrophic reporting error, Thomas Holmes's next story at the \u003ci\u003eL.A. Times\u003c\/i\u003e may be his last, but he's got a great personal pitch. \"Grief vampires\" like Sylvie who prey upon the loved ones of the deceased have bankrupted his mother. He's dead set on using his last-chance article to expose Sylvie as a conniving fraud and resurrect his career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Sylvie and Thomas collide, a game of cat and mouse ensues, but the secrets they're keeping from each other are nothing compared to the mysteries and lies they unearth about Sylvie's past. Searching for the truth might destroy them both--but it's the only way to find out what's real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNan Fischer is a two-time Oregon Book Award finalist for her novels, \u003ci\u003eWhen Elephants Fly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Speed of Falling Objects.\u003c\/i\u003e Additional author credits include co- authored sport autobiographies for elite athletes, and a Star Wars trilogy for LucasFilm. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their Vizsla, Boone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533908316434,"sku":"9780593438695","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f837c06-7018-402e-868b-b5672642a051.jpg?v=1731415073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/some-of-it-was-real-9780593438695","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}