{"product_id":"adore-paperback","title":"Adore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A keen sociological eye for class and ideology; an understanding of the contradictory impulses of the human heart; an ability to conjure a place, a mood and a time through seemingly matter-of-fact descriptions.\" -- Michiko Kakutani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShocking, intimate, often uncomfortably honest, \u003cem\u003e Adore \u003c\/em\u003ereaffirms Doris Lessing's unrivaled ability to capture the truth of the human condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoz and Lil have been best friends since childhood. But their bond stretches beyond familiar bounds when these middle-aged mothers fall in love with each other's teenage sons--taboo-shattering passions that last for years, until the women end them, vowing to have a respectable old age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo friends, two sons, two shocking and intense love affairs . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoz and Lil have been best friends since childhood. But their bond stretches beyond familiar bounds when these middle-aged mothers fall in love with each other's teenage sons--taboo-shattering passions that last for years, until the women end them, vowing to have a respectable old age. With \u003cem\u003eAdore\u003c\/em\u003e, Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, once again proves her unrivaled ability to capture the truth of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e--Miami Herald","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369200255199,"sku":"9780062318961","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/H1WFzg90MJ9780062318961.webp?v=1789139348","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/adore-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}