{"product_id":"9781443429535","title":"The Hole In The Middle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Don’t Know How She Does It\u003c\/i\u003e for the \u003ci\u003eThis Is 40\u003c\/i\u003e generation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie Whelan is the epitome of the modern superwoman. When she operates at peak performance, she can cajole balky employees, soothe her cranky children, troubleshoot career disasters, throw a dinner party for ten and draft an upbeat Christmas letter—all in the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Sophie’s fortieth birthday looms, her seamless life reveals disturbing web-like fractures. Conflict with her boss, blossoming jealousy of her husband’s femme fatale business partner and her feelings of hopeless inadequacy as a mother and daughter are cracking the edifice of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRescue may be at hand when Lillian Parker, a wealthy widow who befriended Sophie during her university days, makes Sophie an irresistible offer. Why, then, does Sophie hesitate? The answer is the reappearance of Lillian’s nephew, Will Shannon, the great unresolved love of Sophie’s life. As she remembers the vivid drama of their college romance, Sophie confronts the choices she has made in life and in love and looks for the one answer that has always eluded her: what does she really want?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hole in the Middle\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartbreaking love story, a laugh-outloud portrayal of the twin demands of work and family and a fresh take on the hot debate about having it all. It is not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Hilton (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":42976509558944,"sku":"9781443429535","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/products\/BNCImageAPI_99cc481c-ec36-4ea1-8fde-879d0959e8b4.jpg?v=1673905061","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781443429535","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}