{"product_id":"the-cure-for-modern-life-9780743492805","title":"The Cure for Modern Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Lisa Tucker, the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an extraordinary novel about the way we live now: the choices we make and the decisions we let life make for us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Matthew and Amelia were once in love and planning to raise a family together, but a decade later, they have become professional enemies. To Amelia, who has dedicated her life to medical ethics, Matthew's job as a high-powered pharmaceutical executive has turned him into a heartless person who doesn't care about anything but money. Now they're kept in balance only by Matthew's best and oldest friend, Ben, a rising science superstar -- and Amelia's new boyfriend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That balance begins to crumble one night when, coming home to his upscale Philadelphia loft, Matthew finds himself on a desolate bridge face-to-face with a boy screaming for help. Homeless for most of his life, ten-year-old Danny is as streetwise as he is world-weary, and his desperation to save his three-year- old sister means he will do whatever it takes to get Matthew's help. What follows is an escalating game of one-upmanship between Matthew, Amelia, and Danny, as all three players struggle to defend what is most important to them -- and are ultimately forced to reconsider what they truly want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dazzlingly written with a riveting story that will resonate with readers everywhere, Lisa Tucker's \u003ci\u003eThe Cure for Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, humorous, big-hearted novel about what it means in the twenty-first century to be responsible, to care about other people, and to do the right thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Tucker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743492805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisa Tucker is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Promised World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cure for Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShout Down the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Song Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHer short work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePages\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford American\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456483520627,"sku":"9780743492805","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5df529da-adc2-40d2-aed7-e038cd622a5b.jpg?v=1773751420","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-cure-for-modern-life-9780743492805","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}