{"product_id":"same-as-it-ever-was","title":"Same As It Ever Was: The immersive and joyful new novel from the author of Reese’s Bookclub pick The Most Fun We Ever Had - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt fifty-seven, Julia Ames has found herself with an improbably lovely life. Despite her inclination towards self-sabotage, she has a husband she loves, two happy children and a quiet, contented existence in the suburbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, out of the blue, things begin to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer always well-behaved son is acting strangely. Her beloved but belligerent teenage daughter is about to depart for college.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, in the local grocery store, Julia encounters a woman she hasn't seen for twenty years - a woman whose friendship was once both her lifeline and, very nearly, her downfall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of a sudden, Julia's peaceful family setup and her long, affection-filled marriage face imminent derailment from events both past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Most Fun We Ever Had\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns with another brilliantly observed family drama, which examines the complete and complicated trajectory of one woman's life and asks what it takes to make - and to not break - a family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42430985142338,"sku":null,"price":799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/files\/81WIZT-BBKL._SY342.jpg?v=1758529776","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/same-as-it-ever-was","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}