{"product_id":"deep-down-true-isbn-9780143118510","title":"Deep Down True","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eShelter Me—\u003c\/i\u003ea funny and poignant novel about having your heart in the right place. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewly divorced Dana Stellgarten has always been unfailingly nice—even to telemarketers—but now her temper is wearing thin. Money is tight, her kids are reeling from their dad's departure, and her Goth teenage niece has just landed on her doorstep. As she enters the slipstream of post-divorce romance and is befriended by the town queen bee, Dana finds that the tension between being true to yourself and being liked doesn't end in middle school... and that sometimes it takes a real friend to help you embrace adulthood in all its flawed complexity.\"Sincere, powerful and heartfelt, \u003ci\u003eDeep Down True\u003c\/i\u003e will resonate with women everywhere . . . I loved Fay's true-to-life characters and her ability to portray the intricate dynamics of friendship and family in such an immediately recognizable way. There is a 'me too' moment on every page, right down to the satisfying finish.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEmily Giffin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When I wasn't inside the world of this book-because this is a book that you enter instead of merely read-I longed to be. I love it for its intensely human characters and for the way the author grants them their flaws as generously as she celebrates their daily decencies, their persistent hopefulness, their moments of personal grace.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMarisa de los Santos\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFalling Together \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove Walked In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Enormously readable and hugely relatable!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKelly Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engrossing, touching, and immensely satisfying. The truth shines on every page. I'd almost be willing to go back to junior high if I could sit at Juliette Fay's lunch table!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBeth Harbison\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen in Doubt, Add Butter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThin, Rich, Pretty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fay deals honestly with Dana's emotional journey as she strives 'to understand how what had been true before had changed into what was true now' and gives readers a believable cast, from the daughter struggling with the wolf-pack mentality of middle school to Dana's sometimes obnoxious yet fiercely loving sister. It expertly walks a heavily trodden path.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Fay imbues Dana with the smarts and insecurities that war within most of us. With her comfort zone obliterated, Dana draws on her inner strengths to reconstruct a new foundation for her children in a world where she gets to be the alpha wolf. Highly recommended for fans of women's fiction featuring resilient heroines.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Heartwarming, funny, well-penned . . . a solid page-turner, right through to the touching end.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliette Fay\u003c\/b\u003e received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a master's degree from Harvard University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eShelter Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeep Down True, \u003c\/i\u003eand her latest novel \u003ci\u003eThe Harvey Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304949207269,"sku":"NP9780143118510","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143118510.jpg?v=1767724945","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/deep-down-true-isbn-9780143118510","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}