{"product_id":"9780063415386","title":"What We Leave Behind: A Novel","description":"Author: Sue Halpern\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780063415386\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eSummer Hours at the Robbers Library\u003c\/em\u003e, a tenderhearted story of two very different women grappling with the messy emotional legacies passed down by their parents—for fans of Dani Shapiro, Ann Napolitano, and Jody Picoult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the perennial question: are we a product of how we were raised, or is our identity hardwired by our genetic inheritance When her adoptive mother dies in a freak accident, high school senior Melody Marcus doubles down on her refusal to learn anything about her birth parents. In this age of 23\u0026amp;me, though, that may not be possible, and the secrets hidden in her DNA threaten to upend everything she knows about herself and her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Candace Milton, a successful woman in her forties, the collateral damage from her parents’ tortured marriage has led to a life of intentional unattachment. She is happy—enough. But a chance encounter with a friend of Melody’s father will challenge this assumption and force her to reimagine who she is and who she might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig-hearted evocative, and achingly relatable, \u003cem\u003eWhat We Leave Behind\u003c\/em\u003e grapples with destiny, belonging, and love, and makes us question our own idea of family: the kind we’re born into and the kind we create.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47839635800222,"sku":"HPC-9780063415386","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780063415386.jpg?v=1781076327","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780063415386","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}