{"product_id":"crush-by-ada-calhoun","title":"Crush by Ada Calhoun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2025 by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTIME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eElle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhen a husband asks his wife to consider what might be missing from their marriage, what follows surprises them both—sex, heartbreak and heart rekindling, and a rediscovered sense of all that is possible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s happy and settled and productive and content in her full life—a child, a career, an admirable marriage, deep friendships, happy parents, and a spouse she still loves. But when her husband urges her to address what the narrow labels of “husband” and “wife” force them to edit out of their lives, the very best kind of hell breaks loose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the author’s personal experiences as a jumping-off point, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCrush\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis about the danger and liberation of chasing desire, the havoc it can wreak, and most of all the clear sense of self one finds when the storm passes. Destined to become a classic novel of marriage, and tackling the big questions being asked about partnership in postpandemic relationships, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCrush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sharp, funny, seductive, and revelatory novel about holding on to everything it’s possible to love—friends, children, parents, passion, lovers, husbands, all of the world’s good books, and most of all one’s own deep sense of purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover former library book in very good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mt Lebanon Book Cellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44325963858100,"sku":"F - HC - MTL - SEO","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/7097\/7716\/files\/61f7dQpttNL._SY466.jpg?v=1785424242","url":"https:\/\/mt-lebanon-book-cellar.myshopify.com\/products\/crush-by-ada-calhoun","provider":"Mt Lebanon Book Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}