{"product_id":"what-we-left-behind-an-emotional-young-adult-novel-9780373211999","title":"What We Left Behind: An Emotional Young Adult Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eLies We Tell Ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e comes an emotional, empowering story of what happens when love may not be enough to conquer all \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToni and Gretchen are the couple everyone envied in high school. When they separate for their first year at college--Toni to Harvard and Gretchen to NYU--they're sure they'll be fine. Where other long-distance relationships have fallen apart, theirs is bound to stay rock-solid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe reality of being apart, though, is very different than they expected. Toni, who identifies as genderqueer, meets a group of transgender upperclassmen and immediately finds a sense of belonging that has always been missing, but Gretchen struggles to remember who she is outside their relationship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs distance and Toni's shifting gender identity begin to wear on their relationship, the couple must decide--have they grown apart for good, or is love enough to keep them together?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalley, Robin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Robin Talley studied literature and communications at American University. She lives in Washington, DC, with her wife, but visits both Boston and New York regularly despite her moral opposition to Massachusetts winters and Times Square. Her first book was 2014's \u003cem\u003eLies We Tell Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e. Visit her online at robintalley.com or on Twitter at @robin_talley.","brand":"Harlequin Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503269253394,"sku":"9780373211999","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76e5bdfc-d568-4737-8250-f94018a202d9.jpg?v=1730786947","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-we-left-behind-an-emotional-young-adult-novel-9780373211999","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}