{"product_id":"hand-that-first-held-mine-9780547423180","title":"Hand That First Held Mine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing of Esme Lennox\u003c\/em\u003e comes a spellbinding novel that shows there are no accidents, in life and in love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrustrated with her parents' genteel country life, Lexie Sinclair plans her escape to London. There, she takes up with Innes Kent, a magazine editor who introduces her to the thrilling, underground world of bohemian, postwar Soho. She learns to be a reporter, comes to know art and artists, and embraces her freedom fully. So when she finds herself pregnant, she doesn't hesitate to have the baby on her own. Later, in present-day London, a young painter named Elina dizzily navigates the first weeks of motherhood and finds she can't remember giving birth, while her boyfriend Ted is flooded with memories and images he cannot place. As their stories unfold--moving in time and changing voice chapter by chapter--a connection between the three of them takes shape that drives the novel towards a tremendous revelation. Praised by \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e as a \"breathtaking, heart-breaking creation,\" \u003cem\u003eThe Hand That First Held Mine\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeous and tenderly wrought story about the ways in which love and beauty bind us together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2242623\"\u003eMaggie O'Farrell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.41w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547423180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547423187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAGGIE O'FARRELL is the author of four previous novels, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a B\u0026amp;N\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRecommends Pick, and \u003ci\u003eAfter You'd Gone\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Northern Ireland in 1972, O'Farrell grew up in Wales and Scotland. She has two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708337852653,"sku":"9780547423180","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_45f15382-59a5-4afe-ae52-f527245efcfc.jpg?v=1650089037","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hand-that-first-held-mine-9780547423180","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}