{"product_id":"when-she-was-ours-9781662539183","title":"When She Was Ours","description":"\u003cp\u003eThea Erickson, a renowned surgeon, is filled with both joy and grief as her family gathers at their home on a summer night in 1995. Her elder daughter Phoebe is getting married, but even the happiness of the day feels bittersweet, as Thea grapples with a terminal cancer diagnosis. She worries she won't be around to support her younger daughter Astra, who's still in college, but even Thea cannot foresee what is to come--a terrible accident the night of the wedding that changes Astra's life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a last-ditch effort to protect her family, Thea arranges a secret meeting with an old family friend and extracts a promise that will reverberate long after she's gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears after her mother's death, Astra has moved forward with a career and relationship, but she still struggles with her grief. When a man reaches out to her and Phoebe, offering a window into their mother's past, Astra must make a choice, and her decision forces her to face what it means to love someone after they're gone, who we decide to forgive, and how families reckon with the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(c) 2026 by Anna Nordberg, all rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Nordberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.61h x 5.51w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662539183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNordberg, Anna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAnna Nordberg is a journalist and culture writer whose essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in New York City and now lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children. \u003ci\u003eWhen She Was Ours\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Anna Nordberg \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48752393224349,"sku":"9781662539183","price":34.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0ffa8ff6-af7c-4419-af76-c749b8ab57eb.jpg?v=1785922666","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/when-she-was-ours-9781662539183","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}