{"product_id":"we-are-water-9780061941030","title":"We Are Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A mesmerizing novel about a family in crisis.\"-- \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003c\/em\u003e disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy, from Wally Lamb, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hour I First Believed \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh--wife, mother, outsider artist--has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family's hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora's Box of toxic secrets--dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Water \u003c\/em\u003eis a layered portrait of marriage, family, and the inexorable need for understanding and connection, told in the alternating voices of the Ohs--nonconformist, Anna; her ex-husband, Orion, a psychologist; Ariane, the do-gooder daughter, and her twin, Andrew, the rebellious only son; and free-spirited Marissa, the youngest. It is also a portrait of modern America, exploring issues of class, changing social mores, the legacy of racial violence, and the nature of creativity and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor and compassion, Wally Lamb brilliantly captures the essence of human experience and the ways in which we search for love and meaning in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLamb, Wally:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWally Lamb \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of five \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling novels: \u003cem\u003eShe's Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, The Hour I First Believed, Wishin' and Hopin', \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWe Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e. His first two works of fiction, \u003cem\u003eShe's Come Undone \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/em\u003e, were both #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestsellers and selections of Oprah's Book Club. Lamb edited \u003cem\u003eCouldn't Keep It to Myself\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI'll Fly Away\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYou Don't Know Me\u003c\/em\u003e, three volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women's prison in Connecticut, where he has been a volunteer facilitator for two decades. He lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674618663186,"sku":"9780061941030","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36ca16ed-7f0a-4d5e-96d3-19f3c5bd012d.jpg?v=1766485596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-are-water-9780061941030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}