{"product_id":"youre-not-you-9780312369521","title":"You're Not You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Wildgen's debut novel \u003ci\u003eYou're Not You \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a complex and satisfying dish: a story of intimate strangers and their impact on each other's lives\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture directed by George C. Wolfe, produced by Denise Di Novi and starring Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel and Emmy Rossum.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bec is adrift. It's the summer before her junior year in college. She's sleeping with a married professor, losing interest in her classes, and equivocating about her career. She takes a job caring for Kate, a thirty-six-year-old woman who has been immobilized by ALS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As it turns out, before the disease Kate was a stylish and commanding woman, an advertising executive and an accomplished chef. Now, as she and Bec spend long days together, Bec begins to absorb Kate's sophistication and her sensuality, cooking for her, sharing her secrets, and gradually beginning to live her own life with a boldness informed by Kate's influence. The more intense her commitment to Kate, the further Bec strays from the complacency of her college life. And when Kate's marriage veers into dangerous territory, Bec will have to choose between the values of her old life and the allure of an entirely new one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Wildgen\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eYou're Not You\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice and one of \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine's Ten Best Books of 2006, and was made into a film starring Hilary Swank and Denise DiNovi. She is also the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eBut Not for Long\u003c\/i\u003e. Wildgen's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and literary journals including \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410235363602,"sku":"9780312369521","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26fdeb2d-722f-45ba-a297-49ac586f877f.jpg?v=1729303271","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/youre-not-you-9780312369521","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}