{"product_id":"the-possible-world-9781501166150","title":"The Possible World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliantly written, moving story\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) about the converging lives of a young boy who witnesses a murder, the ER doctor who tends to him, and a woman guarding her long-buried past, from the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Could Be Saved.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt seems like just another night shift for Lucy, an overworked ER physician in Providence, Rhode Island, until six-year-old Ben is brought in as the sole survivor from a crime scene. He's traumatized and wordless; everything he knows has been taken from him in an afternoon. It's not clear what he saw or what he remembers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucy, who's grappling with the demise of her marriage, feels a profound connection to the little boy. She wants to help him...but will recovering his memory heal him or damage him further? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross town, Clare will soon be turning one hundred years old. She has long believed that the secrets she's been keeping don't matter to anyone anymore, but a surprising encounter makes her realize that the time has come to tell her story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Ben, Lucy, and Clare struggle to confront the events that shattered their lives, something stronger than fate is working to bring them together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Possible World\u003c\/i\u003e spans nearly a century--from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War era and into the present--and \"in beautifully crafted prose\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) captures the complicated ways our pasts shape our identities, and how timeless bonds can triumph over grief. \"A bittersweet story full of imagination and nostalgia, loss and redemption...\u003ci\u003eThe Possible World\u003c\/i\u003e will seize readers from the first scene and hold tight until its satisfying conclusion\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwarz, Liese O'Halloran:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Liese O'Halloran Schwarz, a former emergency medicine doctor, published her first novel \u003ci\u003eNear Canaan\u003c\/i\u003e while still in medical school. She is also the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Possible World\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eWhat Could Be Saved\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339379151122,"sku":"9781501166150","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_83ba7373-24ac-4ee8-9f9a-c51b81d288b1.jpg?v=1728003123","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-possible-world-9781501166150","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}