{"title":"Catherine Con Morse","description":"Catherine Con Morse was one of the inaugural Writers in Residence at Porter Square Books. A Kundiman fellow, she received her MFA from Boston University, where she taught undergraduate creative writing for several years. Her work appears in Joyland, Letters, HOOT, Bostonia,  the Racist Sandwich podcast, and elsewhere. The Notes was shortlisted for the CRAFT first chapters contest and is her first novel.","products":[{"product_id":"the-summer-i-remembered-everything-hardcover","title":"The Summer I Remembered Everything - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn search of a summer escape from her overbearing family, an Asian-Latine teenager becomes the mentee to a chic elderly woman. But as her mentor's memory starts to fade, the teenager is confronted with a choice that may jeopardize their friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmily Chen-Sanchez can't do anything right. She's been grounded for a bad grade; she can't stop fighting with her perfect older sister; everyone's tense because her mother's just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer; and she hasn't spoken to her best friend Matt in two weeks, four days, and about seven hours (not that she's counting). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer new summer job is the perfect escape: as companion to an eclectic, lively, Super Southern elderly lady, Mrs. Granucci. All Emily has to do is help Mrs. G 'remember\" her likes, dislikes, anything Mrs. G has a habit of forgetting, even Emily's name. Emily feels closer to Mrs. G than everyone else until Mrs. G falsely accuses Emily. The betrayal will have ramifications for them both, and Emily must make a decision that will change their lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Summer I Remembered Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of longing for an escape, finding yourself, caring for someone with an illness, and learning that sometimes the right decision is always the hardest.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50542705606879,"sku":"9780593711422","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DGlu13iIy49780593711422.webp?v=1783583575"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/catherine-con-morse.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}