{"product_id":"the-original-1982-a-novel-isbn-9780062245298","title":"The Original 1982: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Original 1982\u003c\/em\u003e is the wise and memorable debut novel of love, regret, music, and motherhood, by singer and songwriter Lori Carson of the Golden Palominos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s 1982, and Lisa is a 24-year-old waitress in New York City, an aspiring singer\/songwriter, and girlfriend to a famous musician. That year, she makes a decision, almost without thinking about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut what if what if her decision had been different?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a new 1982, Lisa chooses differently. Her career takes another direction. She becomes a mother. She loves differently—yet some things remain the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlternating between two very different possibilities, \u003cem\u003eThe Original 1982\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about how the choices we make affect the people we become—and about how the people we are affect the choices we make.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIt's 1982, and Lisa is twenty-four years old, a waitress, an aspiring singer-songwriter, and the girlfriend to a famous musician. That year, she makes a decision, almost without thinking about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what would have happened if she had chosen differently? Thirty years later, haunted by regret, Lisa revisits her past to reimagine it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternating between two very different possibilities, \u003cem\u003eThe Original 1982\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about how the choices we make affect the people we become—and about how the people we are affect the choices we make.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A daring, thoughtful book -- delightfully unpretentious and full of love. THE ORIGINAL 1982 deftly explores the ways in which even what seem like the wrong choices can lead us in the right direction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlethea Black, author of I Knew You'd Be Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“THE ORIGINAL 1982 follows one woman’s what if? through a captivating double narrative that keeps the reader hooked. I  fell hard for both options, and for the wise and determined narrator, Lisa, and I couldn’t stop reading until the tender, touching end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Anya Blau, author of The Wonder Bread Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lyrical story of love, longing, and acceptance. Beautifully imaged and authentically told, the result is a deeply meaningful exploration of an often painful subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carson writes about regret, desire, and most of all, love in its many forms with grace and sensitivity.  This is a novel of deep sympathy and enormous heart, an impressive debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Sneed, author of the novel Little Known Facts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carson hasn’t abandoned music completely; all the musicality of nuanced emotion can be found in the distilled beauty of her delicate prose. The music world may be losing a voice of quietly impassioned grace, but the literary world has easily and fortunately gained one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Meaningful...Carson’s soft-lit prose never gets too romantic — and, most remarkably, she doesn’t pass judgment, instead chronicling the ups and downs of two fates unfolding with rueful realism. Mothers and others will appreciate her approach.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888160796901,"sku":"NP9780062245298","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062245298.jpg?v=1730228299","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-original-1982-a-novel-isbn-9780062245298","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}