{"product_id":"before-ever-after-9780307719881","title":"Before Ever After","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A smartly written romance, mystery and historical adventure all wrapped up in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea page-turner that will have you guessing until the very end.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - Adena Halpern, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Best Days of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years after her husband Max's death, Shelley feels no more adjusted to being a widow than she did that first terrible day. That is, until the doorbell rings. Standing on her front step is a young man who looks so much like Max--same smile, same eyes, same age, same adorable bump in his nose--he could be Max's long-lost relation. He introduces himself as Paolo, an Italian editor of American coffee table books, and shows Shelley some childhood photos. Paolo tells her that the man in the photos, the bearded man who Paolo says is his grandfather though he never seems to age, is Max. \u003ci\u003eHer\u003c\/i\u003e Max. And he is alive and well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs outrageous as Paolo's claims seem--how could her husband be alive? And if he is, why hasn't he looked her up?--Shelley desperately wants to know the truth. She and Paolo jet across the globe to track Max down--if it is \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e Max. Along the way, Shelley recounts the European package tour where they had met. As she relives Max's stories of bloody Parisian barricades, medieval Austrian kitchens, and buried Roman boathouses, Shelley begins to piece together the story of who her husband was and what these new revelations mean for her \"happily ever after.\" And as she and Paolo get closer to the truth, Shelley discovers that not all stories end where they are supposed to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Sotto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307719881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAMANTHA SOTTO fell in love with Europe's cobbled streets and damp castles when she moved to the Netherlands as a teenager. Since then, she has spent nights huddled next to her backpack on a Greek beach, honeymooned in Paris, and attended business meetings in Dusseldorf in the pleasant company of a corporate credit card. \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by her experiences living, studying, and traveling through Europe. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLove and Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43332466606195,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_24343dda-5eb9-4045-b06b-23097f408578.jpg?v=1754656990","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/before-ever-after-9780307719881","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}