{"product_id":"1451641893-the_shadow_of_your_smile","title":"The Shadow of Your Smile","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eQueen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark brings us another \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel that she “prepares so carefully and executes with such relish” \u003ci\u003e(The New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e about the search for identity by the daughter of a man adopted at birth, who may be the inheritor of his large fortune.\u003cbr\u003eAt age eighty-two and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret, or take it with her to her grave. \u003cbr\u003eOlivia has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun, now being considered for beatification by the Catholic Church—the final step before sainthood. In her lifetime, Sister Catherine had founded seven hospitals for disabled children. Now the cure of a four-year-old boy dying of brain cancer is being attributed to her. After his case was pronounced medically hopeless, the boy’s desperate mother had organized a prayer crusade to Sister Catherine, leading to his miraculous recovery. \u003cbr\u003eThe letters Olivia holds are the evidence that Catherine gave birth at age seventeen to a child, a son, and gave him up for adoption. Olivia knows the identity of the young man who fathered Catherine’s child: Alex Gannon, who went on to become a world-famous doctor, scientist, and inventor holding medical patents. \u003cbr\u003eNow, two generations later, thirty-one-year-old pediatrician Dr. Monica Farrell, Catherine’s granddaughter, stands as the rightful heir to what remains of the family fortune. But in telling Monica who she really is, Olivia would have to betray Catherine’s wishes and reveal the story behind Monica’s ancestry. \u003cbr\u003eThe only people aware of Olivia’s impending choice are those exploiting the Gannon inheritance. To silence Olivia and prevent Monica from learning the secret, some of them will stop at nothing—even murder. \u003cbr\u003eClark’s riveting novel explores the juxtaposition of medical science and religious faith, and the search for identity by the daughter of a man adopted at birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery, Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrillers \u0026amp; Suspense\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSuspense\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":48788539048126,"sku":"1451641893-4","price":15.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71HG5BOk7QL.jpg?v=1787749746","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1451641893-the_shadow_of_your_smile","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}