{"product_id":"everything-we-ever-wanted-a-novel-isbn-9780062080066","title":"Everything We Ever Wanted: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Sara Shepard delivers the perfect read….A brilliant storyteller.”\u003cbr\u003e—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eVery Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBrava, Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Written] with unflinching honesty and unstinting compassion.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This riveting, provocative and well-crafted family drama surprised and delivered at every turn. I could not put it down.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sarah Mlynowski, author of \u003cem\u003eTen Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Shepard, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePretty Little Liars\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers a powerful novel of family dreams, lies, and delusions.  \u003cem\u003eEverything We Ever Wanted \u003c\/em\u003ebegins with a phone call with allegations that rock an upper crust Philadelphia family to its very foundations, unlocking years of secrets and scandals that expose the serious flaws in outwardly perfect lives. A moving, intelligent, and unforgettable novel, Shepard’s \u003cem\u003eEverything We Ever Wanted \u003c\/em\u003eis exceptional contemporary women’s fiction that will be embraced by book clubs everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA recently widowed mother of two, Sylvie Bates-McAllister finds her life upended by a late-night phone call from the headmaster of the prestigious private school founded by her grandfather where her adopted son Scott teaches. Allegations of Scott's involvement in a hazing scandal cause a ripple effect, throwing the entire family into chaos. For Charles, Sylvie's biological son, it dredges up a ghost from the past who is suddenly painfully present. For his wife Joanna, it forces her to reevaluate everything she's hoped for in the golden Bates-McAllisters. And for Scott, it illuminates harsh truths about a world he has never truly felt himself a part of. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut for all the Bates-McAllisters, the call exposes a tangled web of secrets that ties the family together: the mystery of the school hazing, the event that tore Charles and Scott apart the night of their high school awards ceremony, and the intended recipient of a certain bracelet. The quest to unravel the truth takes the family on individual journeys across state lines, into hospitals, through the Pennsylvania woods, and face-to-face with the long-dormant question:\u003cem\u003e what if the life you always planned for and dreamed of isn't what you want after all?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Compelling and touching, this is a story with a difference—a real treat.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloser, 4 stars (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This riveting, provocative and well-crafted family drama surprised and delivered at every turn. I could not put it down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The strings are so tightly laced around this family that they are bound to break-when they do, old secrets reap surprising results. . . . Shepard has crafted a fine character study on the repressed lives of the American elite.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With unflinching honesty and unstinting compassion, Sara Shepard tells the story of a proud family, with the best intentions, who must face the hypocrisy of the past or lose any hope for saving the future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard, author The Deep End of the Ocean and Second Nature: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chill the wine for your next book club. Sara Shepard delivers the perfect read with \u003ci\u003eEverything We Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e.  The deftly drawn Sylvie is a broken-hearted widow and a totally relatable single mother on a mission. This is a delicious story loaded with mysterious twists and turns and a vault of secrets, that when revealed, will keep you turning pages long into the night. Sara is a brilliant storyteller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Very Valentine and Brava, Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sara Shepard delivers the perfect read with \u003ci\u003eEverything We Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e.  This is a delicious story loaded with mysterious twists and turns and a vault of secrets, that when revealed, will keep you turning pages long into the night. Sara is a brilliant storyteller.”\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Very Valentine and Brava, Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Explor[ing] the complexity of family dynamics and heritage. . . . 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