{"product_id":"the-making-of-us-9781451609110","title":"The Making of Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNone of This Is True\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a \"compelling and heartbreaking\" (Jojo Moyes) novel about three strangers who are brought together by the father they never knew.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia, Dean, and Robyn don't know one another. Yet. Each is facing difficult challenges. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood. Wealthy and successful, she leads a lonely and disjointed existence. Dean is a young, unemployed, single dad whose life is going nowhere. Robyn is eighteen. Gorgeous, popular, and intelligent, she entered her first year of college confident of her dream to become a pediatrician. Now she's failing her classes. Now she's falling in love for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia, Dean, and Robyn live very different lives, but each of them, independently, has always felt that something was missing. What they don't know is that a letter is about to arrive that will turn their lives upside down. It is a letter containing a secret--one that will bind them together and show them what love and family and friendship really mean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Filled with heart and humor\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary gem that will remind readers of the miracles that happen when we bring life into the world and share our lives with those we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisa Jewell is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nineteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Family Upstairs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThen She Was Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eInvisible Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWatching You.\u003c\/i\u003e Her novels have sold over 5 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697318334738,"sku":"9781451609110","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a62fa826-e770-4ade-8eb4-7feedea8f0cd.jpg?v=1734299192","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-making-of-us-9781451609110","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}