{"product_id":"the-goodbye-cafzs-9781501145124","title":"The Goodbye Café","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Goodbye Café - Hudson Sisters Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Mariah Stewart, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Chesapeake Diaries series, comes the next book in her popular Hudson Sisters series, which follows a trio of reluctant sisters who set out to fulfill their father's dying wish and discover themselves in the process in this \"sweet reminder of the importance of family\" (\u003ci\u003eFirst for Women\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCalifornia girl Allie Hudson Monroe can't wait for the day when the renovations on the Sugarhouse Theater are complete so she can finally collect the inheritance from her father and leave Pennsylvania. After all, her life and her fourteen-year-old daughter are in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Allie's divorce left her tottering on the edge of bankruptcy, so to keep up on payments for her house and her daughter's private school tuition, Allie packed up and flew out east. But fate has a curve-ball or two to toss in Allie's direction--she just doesn't know it yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe hadn't anticipated how her life would change after reuniting with her estranged sister, Des, or meeting her previously unknown half-sister, Cara. And she'd certainly never expected to find small-town living charming. But the biggest surprise was that her long-forgotten artistry would save the day when the theater's renovation fund dried up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith opening day upon the sisters, Allie's free to go. But for the first time in her life, she feels like the woman she was always meant to be. Will she return to the West Coast and resume her previous life, or will the love of \"this amazing, endearing family of women\" (Robyn Carr, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) be enough to draw her back to the place where the Hudson roots grow so deep?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Hudson Sisters Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis contemporary women's fiction novel explores themes of family reconciliation, self-discovery, and second chances. Perfect for readers who enjoy emotional journeys, sister relationships, and heartwarming stories about finding home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariah Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of numerous novels and several novellas and short stories. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, she lives with her husband and two rambunctious rescue dogs amid the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she savors country life and tends her gardens while she works on her next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681024446738,"sku":"9781501145124","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_662ed777-4612-4527-abcf-c30c8c36f6a2.jpg?v=1733947795","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-goodbye-cafzs-9781501145124","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}