{"product_id":"only-the-beautiful-library-binding","title":"Only the Beautiful - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Meissner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartrending story about a young mother's fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart by the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Fragile Things\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Year of the War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCalifornia, 1938--\u003c\/i\u003eWhen she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser's daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert's spacious house with a secret, however--Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she'd never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers, and having lost her family she treasures her pregnancy as the chance for a future one. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place far worse than anything she could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAustria, 1947--\u003c\/i\u003eAfter witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitler's brutal pursuit of hereditary purity--especially with regard to \"different children\"--Helen Calvert, Truman's sister, is ready to return to America for good. But when she arrives at her brother's peaceful vineyard after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened nine years earlier to the vinedresser's daughter, a girl whom Helen had long ago befriended. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers that while the war had been won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Meissner\u003c\/b\u003e is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper, and an award-winning columnist. She is the award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Fragile Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Year of the War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e As Bright as Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Bridge Across the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of a Charmed Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Fall of Marigolds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStars over Sunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, among other novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732556156991,"sku":"9798885785969","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e8ed8441cbc8af29fb78f816d4933a2f.webp?v=1765132908","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/only-the-beautiful-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}