{"product_id":"9781662539183","title":"When She Was Ours : A Novel","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.   In 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.   Years 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","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":59925689434446,"sku":"9781662539183","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781662539183_aaf437bc-138c-40a5-9e83-922408d4c685.jpg?v=1781886968","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9781662539183","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}