{"product_id":"skipping-a-beat-paperback","title":"Skipping a Beat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Pekkanen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, second chances, and the choices that give shape--and limits--to our lives.From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia--where they were simply Julie and Mike--they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a wealthy Washington, DC, life in their multi-million-dollar home. Julia is a highly sought-after party planner, while Michael has just sold his wildly successful flavored water company for $70 million. But one day, Michael collapses in his office. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jump-starts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him--and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees bits of her life reflected in scenes from the world's great operas, is now faced with a choice she never anticipated. Should she walk away from the man she once adored--who became a stranger to her long before his sudden change of heart--or give in to his pleas for a second chance and the promise of a poorer but happier life? As wry and engaging as her debut, but with quiet depth and newfound maturity, Skipping a Beat is an unforgettable portrait of a marriage whose glamorous surface belies the complications and betrayals beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Pekkanen is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Skipping a Beat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e These Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Best of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Catching Air\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThings You Won't Say\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She lives with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.26 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47435454349490,"sku":"9781451609820","price":22.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/GYy_Q38gAw9781451609820.webp?v=1783215550","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/skipping-a-beat-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}