{"product_id":"pretending-to-dance-paperback","title":"Pretending to Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Arnette is very good at keeping secrets. She and her husband live in San Diego, where they hope to soon adopt a baby. But the process terrifies her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the questions and background checks come one after another, Molly worries that the truth she's kept hidden about her North Carolina childhood will rise to the surface and destroy not only her chance at adoption, but also her marriage. She ran away from her family twenty years ago after a shocking event left her devastated and distrustful of those she loved: her mother, the woman who raised her and who Molly says is dead but is very much alive; her birth mother, whose mysterious presence raised so many issues; and the father she adored, whose troubling death sent her running from the small community of Morrison Ridge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, as she tries to find a way to make peace with her past and embrace a future filled with promise, she discovers that even she doesn't know the truth of what happened in her family of pretenders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with Diane Chamberlain's compelling prose and gift for deft exploration of the human heart, \u003ci\u003ePretending to Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of family, lies, and the complexities of both.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDIANE CHAMBERLAIN is the international bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe First Lie, Her Mother's Shadow, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Good Father\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in North Carolina with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her shelties, Keeper and Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701954580543,"sku":"9781250105011","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/df6dfda6c54a9dedd97d6538a9a84ed2.webp?v=1765022584","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pretending-to-dance-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}