{"product_id":"this-too-shall-pass-paperback-1","title":"This Too Shall Pass - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilena Busquets\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eValerie Miles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible, vivid, and wise story of one woman's reckoning with loss and love\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlanca is forty years old and motherless. Shaken by the unexpected death of the most important person in her life, she suddenly realizes that she has no idea what her future will look like. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo ease her dizzying grief and confusion, Blanca turns to her dearest friends, her closest family, and a change of scenery. Leaving Barcelona behind, she returns to Cadaqu s, on the coast, accompanied by her two sons, two ex-husbands, and two best friends, and makes a plan to meet her married lover for a few stolen moments as well. Surrounded by those she loves most, she spends the summer in an impossibly beautiful place, finding ways to reconnect and understand what it means to truly, happily live on her own terms, just as her mother would have wanted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA refreshingly frank and ruefully funny portrait of a grieving daughter, THIS TOO SHALL PASS explores how our deepest relationships are changed by tragedy, with bonds often becoming stronger in ways we never expected.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMILENA BUSQUETS was born in Barcelona where she attended the Lycée Français de Barcelone. She obtained a degree in archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, began work in publishing, and has since founded her own publishing house. She currently works as a journalist and as a translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42173937680519,"sku":"9781101903728","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c386de81a90ff63d9c6ae74c965d670e.webp?v=1733370968","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/this-too-shall-pass-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}