{"product_id":"the-foursome-9780063497160","title":"The Foursome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina -- Kline's own distant relatives -- who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they're not just a curiosity--they're a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they're looking for wives--and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.\u003cp\u003eSarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins' fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn't so sure. When the twins' lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything--including race, class, and gender--is rigidly defined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, \u003ci\u003eThe Foursome \u003c\/i\u003eis both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary-defying marriages at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Baker Kline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.03w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063497160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKline, Christina Baker:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Baker Kline\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Exiles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Piece of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels have received the New England Society Book Award for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and several bookseller awards, among other prizes. Born in England, she was raised in the American South and Maine. She lives in New York City and in Southwest Harbor, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Christina Baker Kline \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311305699485,"sku":"9780063497160","price":40.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8c34c6f8-5e33-4f4f-93c8-6e4c793cd2a3.jpg?v=1779261360","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-foursome-9780063497160","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}