{"product_id":"little-pieces-of-me-a-novel-isbn-9780062934871","title":"Little Pieces of Me: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A powerful story of family and connection that is just as fun as it is heartbreaking. I didn’t want the story to end.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e —  Jill Santopolo, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Light We Lost\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEverything After \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing her acclaimed debut novel, \u003cem\u003eYou and Me and Us, \u003c\/em\u003eAlison\u003cbr\u003e Hammer offers a deeply moving story of family and identity. When a DNA test\u003cbr\u003e reveals a long-buried secret, a woman must look to the past to understand her\u003cbr\u003e mother and herself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cbr\u003ePaige Meyer gets an email from a DNA testing website announcing that her father\u003cbr\u003eis a man she never met, she is convinced there must be a mistake. But as she\u003cbr\u003edigs deeper into her mother’s past and her own feelings of being the odd child\u003cbr\u003eout growing up, Paige begins to question everything she thought she knew. Could\u003cbr\u003ethis be why Paige never felt like she fit in her family, and why her mother\u003cbr\u003ealways seemed to keep her at an arm’s length? And what does it mean for Paige’s\u003cbr\u003ememories of her father, a man she idolized and whose death she is still\u003cbr\u003egrieving?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack\u003cbr\u003ein 1975, Betsy Kaplan, Paige’s mom, is a straightlaced sophomore at the\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Kansas. When her sweet but boring boyfriend disappoints her,\u003cbr\u003eBetsy decides she wants more out of life, and is tired of playing it safe.\u003cbr\u003eEnter Andy Abrams, the golden boy on campus with a potentially devastating\u003cbr\u003esecret. After their night together has unexpected consequences, Betsy is\u003cbr\u003edetermined to bury the truth and rebuild a stable life for her unborn child,\u003cbr\u003ewhatever the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cbr\u003ePaige can’t get answers from her mother, she goes looking for the only other\u003cbr\u003eperson who was there that night. The more she learns about what happened, the\u003cbr\u003emore she sees her unflappable, distant mother as a real person faced with an\u003cbr\u003eimpossible choice. But will it be enough to mend their broken relationship?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold\u003cbr\u003ein dual timelines, \u003cem\u003eLittle Pieces of Me\u003c\/em\u003e examines identity and how the way\u003cbr\u003ewe define ourselves changes (or not) through our life experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eLittle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePieces of Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Hammer expertly weaves past and present, capturing the threads that bind one family. A story of hidden truths, identity, and parent-child relationships, readers will be drawn to these memorable characters and their journey toward understanding. Be prepared to laugh and cry along the way. Brava, Alison Hammer for another fabulous read.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRochelle Weinstein, USA Today Bestselling Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful story of family and connection that is just as fun as it is heartbreaking. I didn’t want the story to end.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost and Everything After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHammer’s latest, \u003cem\u003eLittle Pieces of Me\u003c\/em\u003e, an intricately woven tale told from a mother and her daughter’s perspective of their family’s hidden secrets. Hammer delves in deep, examining how we define ourselves – and how far we would go to learn untold truths. Readers will relish the complex characters and the captivating plot. Most of all, the powerful emotional tension is guaranteed to keep you turning pages well past your bed-time.  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Barr, award-winning author of The Unbreakables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hammer’s second novel (after \u003cem\u003eYou and Me and Us\u003c\/em\u003e) explores the true meaning of family in a timely, thought-provoking story of identity and self-discovery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compassionate and deeply moving exploration of love and loss,\u003cem\u003e You and Me and Us \u003c\/em\u003ewill break your heart and put it back together more than once by the last page. Alison Hammer has crafted an emotional story about marriage, family, and friendship that is both intimate and universal, and most importantly, unforgettable.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Duffy, author of My Kind of People and This is Home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hammer is an expert at both tugging heartstrings and keeping the reader utterly immersed in a world of hope and heartbreak. A great new voice in women’s fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristin Harmel, #1 international bestselling author of The Winemaker's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kudos to Alison Hammer! LITTLE PIECES OF ME is a lovingly crafted modern family saga spanning decades and circumstances. It illuminates the question of family in a timely and thoughtful manner that’s perfect for book clubs. 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