{"product_id":"before-ever-after-9780307719881","title":"Before Ever After","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young widow embarks on a globe-spanning quest to discover the truth about her late husband in the dazzling first novel, full of heart and magical realism, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWater Moon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A highly original and engaging mix of romance, mystery, and magic that will challenge everything you think you know about happily ever after.\"--Jill Smolinski, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Next Thing on My List\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree years after her husband Max's death, Shelley feels no more adjusted to being a widow than she did that first terrible day. That is, until the doorbell rings. Standing on her front step is a young man who looks so much like Max that he could be his long-lost relation. He introduces himself as Paolo, an Italian editor of American coffee table books, and shows Shelley some childhood photos. Paolo tells her that his grandfather, who looks just like Max, though he seemingly hasn't aged a day, \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e Max. Her Max. And he is alive and well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs outrageous as Paolo's claims seem--how could her husband be alive? And how does he look identical in those photographs from decades ago?--Shelley desperately wants to know the truth. She and Paolo jet across the globe to track Max down--if it is \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e Max. Along the way, Shelley begins to piece together the story of who her husband was. As she and Paolo get closer to the truth, Shelley discovers that not all stories end where they are supposed to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Sotto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307719881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Sotto\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional daydreamer, aspiring time traveler, and speculative fiction writer based in Manila. She is the nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore Ever After, Love and Gravity, A Dream of Trees, The Beginning of Always\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWater Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Samantha Sotto \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47711735185565,"sku":"9780307719881","price":36.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_32a64d92-5cd5-4c63-9e69-72e5c0b2a069.jpg?v=1773168815","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/before-ever-after-9780307719881","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}