{"product_id":"when-we-believed-in-mermaids-9781542004527","title":"When We Believed in Mermaids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Charts, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Inheriting Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e comes an emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer sister has been dead for fifteen years when she sees her on the TV news...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosie Bianci was killed years ago on a train during a terrorist attack. Gone forever. It's what her sister, Kit, an ER doctor in Santa Cruz, has always believed. Yet all it takes is a few heart-wrenching seconds to upend Kit's world. Live coverage of a club fire in Auckland has captured the image of a woman stumbling through the smoke and debris. Her resemblance to Josie is unbelievable. And unmistakable. With it comes a flood of emotions--grief, loss, and anger--that Kit finally has a chance to put to rest: by finding the sister who's been living a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter arriving in New Zealand, Kit begins her journey with the memories of the past: of days spent on the beach with Josie. Of a lost teenage boy who'd become part of their family. And of a trauma that has haunted Kit and Josie their entire lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, if two sisters are to reunite, it can only be by unearthing long-buried secrets and facing a devastating truth that has kept them apart far too long. To regain their relationship, they may have to lose everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO'Neal, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBarbara O'Neal is the author of twelve novels of women's fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Inheriting Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Bake a Perfect Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe All You Can Dream Buffet\u003c\/i\u003e. Her award-winning books have been published in more than a dozen countries, including France, England, Poland, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Brazil. She lives in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs with her beloved, a British endurance athlete who vows he'll never lose his accent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599933542674,"sku":"9781542004527","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b754fda2-e826-41fb-a04e-d5ca5e658719.jpg?v=1732207236","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-we-believed-in-mermaids-9781542004527","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}