{"product_id":"the-underside-of-joy-9780452298736","title":"The Underside of Joy","description":"\"[An] exquisite debut . . . moving and hopeful.\" -\u003ci\u003ePeople Style Watch \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo Ella Beene, happiness means living in the Northern California river town of Elbow, California, with her husband Joe and his two young children. But one summer day Joe drowns, leaving Ella alone with Annie and Zach--until his ex-wife, Paige, shows up at the funeral. For three years, Ella believed that Paige had selfishly abandoned her family. Yet--as the custody fight between mother and stepmother ensues--Ella realizes there may be more to the story than Joe ever revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Underside of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is not a fairy-tale version of step-motherhood, pitting good against evil, but a captivating story of two women who both claim to be the mother of the same two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sere Prince Halverson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452298736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSERÉ PRINCE HALVERSON\u003c\/b\u003e lives in northern California and worked as a freelance copywriter for twenty years while she wrote fiction. She and her husband have four grown children. She is a mom and a stepmom, and grew up with a mom and a stepmom. This is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456473362547,"sku":"9780452298736","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_85c835dc-000f-4294-8761-f40913fdfdab.jpg?v=1773750852","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-underside-of-joy-9780452298736","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}