{"product_id":"the-ascent-hardcover","title":"The Ascent - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllison Buccola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat would you do if the past showed up on your doorstep?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman who grew up in a cult must decide if she can trust the stranger claiming to have answers to the dark mysteries of her childhood in this irresistible thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I tore through this book and was genuinely shocked by its ending!\"--Ana Reyes, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House in the Pines\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS' \u003c\/i\u003eMOST ANTICIPATED MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, the whereabouts of The Fifteen has been an unsolved mystery. All the members of this reclusive commune outside Philadelphia vanished twenty years ago, except for one: a twelve-year-old girl found wandering alone on the side of the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the years since that morning, Lee Burton has tried to put the pain of her past behind her, building a new identity for herself with a doting husband and seven-month-old daughter, Lucy. But motherhood is proving a bigger challenge than she anticipated. She doesn't want to let Lucy out of her sight even for a moment. She can't return to work. She's not sleeping, and she has started spiraling into paranoia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a stranger shows up on her doorstep, offering answers to all of Lee's questions about her past--if Lee could only trust that this woman is who she says she is. Can Lee keep her safe, stable life? Or will new revelations about \"the cult that went missing\" shatter everything? In \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e, Allison Buccola has crafted a nerve-rattling thriller about motherhood, identity, and the truths we think we know about our families.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison Buccola\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCatch Her When She Falls\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a JD from the University of Chicago and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and their two young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43478274670727,"sku":"9780593730003","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0hU2lREBSJ9780593730003.webp?v=1763236340","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ascent-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}