{"product_id":"the-myth-of-perpetual-summer-9781501172014","title":"The Myth of Perpetual Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhistling Past the Graveyard\u003c\/i\u003e comes a moving coming-of-age tale set in the tumultuous sixties that harkens to both\u003ci\u003e Ordinary Grace \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTallulah James's parents' volatile relationship, erratic behavior, and hands-off approach to child rearing set tongues to wagging in their staid Mississippi town, complicating her already uncertain life. She takes the responsibility of shielding her family's reputation and raising her younger twin siblings onto her youthful shoulders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If not for the emotional constants of her older brother, Griff, and her old guard Southern grandmother, she would be lost. When betrayal and death arrive hand in hand, she takes to the road, headed to what turns out to be the not-so-promised land of Southern California. The dysfunction of her childhood still echoes throughout her scattered family, sending her brother on a disastrous path and drawing her home again. There she uncovers the secrets and lies that set her family on the road to destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrandall, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Susan Crandall is a critically acclaimed author of women's fiction, romance, and suspense. She has written several award-winning novels including her first book, \u003ci\u003eBack Roads\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the RITA award for best first book, as well as \u003ci\u003eWhistling Past the Graveyard\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the SIBA 2014 Book Award for Fiction. Susan lives in Noblesville, Indiana, with her family.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645588181266,"sku":"9781501172014","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_048cb519-32d9-45f0-ae81-32fa7c27f398.jpg?v=1733155563","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-myth-of-perpetual-summer-9781501172014","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}