{"product_id":"1451636881-carry_the_one_a_novel","title":"Carry the One: A Novel","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eThis stunning, break-out achievement has already been hailed by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, for presenting “passion and addiction, guilt and damage, all the beautiful mess of family life. \u003ci\u003eCarry the One\u003c\/i\u003e will lift readers off their feet and bear them along on its eloquent tide.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003earry the One \u003c\/i\u003ebegins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding reception, when a car filled with stoned, drunk, and sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a dark country road. For the next twenty-five years, those involved, including Carmen and her brother and sister, craft their lives in response to this single tragic moment. As one character says, “When you add us up, you always have to carry the one.” Through friendships and love affairs; marriage and divorce; parenthood, holidays, and the modest calamities and triumphs of ordinary days, \u003ci\u003eCarry the One \u003c\/i\u003eshows how one life affects another and how those who thrive and those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we’d expect. As they seek redemption through addiction, social justice, and art, Anshaw’s characters reflect our deepest pain and longings, our joys, and our transcendent moments of understanding. This wise, wry, and erotically charged novel derives its power and appeal from the author’s exquisite use of language; her sympathy for her recognizable, very flawed characters; and her persuasive belief in the transforming forces of time and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":47702731915454,"sku":"1451636881-3","price":16.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41bYeqhaLuL._SL500.jpg?v=1782230411","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1451636881-carry_the_one_a_novel","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}