{"product_id":"the-sweetness-of-forgetting-a-book-club-recommendation-9781982198435","title":"The Sweetness of Forgetting: A Book Club Recommendation!","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"beautifully complex\" (\u003ci\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woman who must travel from Cape Cod to Paris to uncover a family secret for her dying grandmother that could change everything. Updated with a new author's note and recipes for this 10th anniversary edition!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt thirty-six\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Hope McKenna-Smith is no stranger to bad news. She lost her mother to cancer, her husband left her, and her bank account is nearly depleted. Her own dreams of becoming a lawyer long gone, she's running a failing family bakery on Cape Cod and raising a troubled preteen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Hope's beloved French-born grandmother Mamie is drifting away in a haze of Alzheimer's. But in a rare moment of clarity, Mamie realizes that unless she tells Hope about the past, the secrets she has held on to for so many years will soon be lost forever. Tantalizingly, she reveals mysterious snippets of a tragic history in WWII Paris. Armed with a scrawled list of names, Hope heads to France to uncover a seventy-year-old mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is \"an immersive and evocative tale of generations struggling to survive\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) as Hope pieces together her grandmother's past bit by bit. Uncovering horrific tales of the Holocaust, she realizes the astonishing will of her grandmother to endure in a world gone mad. And to reunite two lovers torn apart by terror, all she'll need is a dash of courage, and the belief that God exists everywhere, even in cake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kristin Harmel is a powerful and dazzling voice in historical fiction.\" --Patti Callahan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Surviving Savannah\u003c\/i\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-3652673\"\u003eKristin Harmel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.39w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982198435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982198435\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-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\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-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\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\u003eKristin Harmel is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than a dozen novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Vanishing Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Names\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Room on Rue Amélie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness of Forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e. She is published in more than thirty languages and is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series, \u003ci\u003eFriends \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Orlando, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477055762669,"sku":"9781982198435","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_abb3c047-c492-4575-b6b8-7a9947cf66f9.jpg?v=1700695373","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-sweetness-of-forgetting-a-book-club-recommendation-9781982198435","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}