{"product_id":"daughter-of-a-promise-paperback","title":"Daughter of a Promise - 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\u003eJeanne McWilliams Blasberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays after graduation, Betsabé Ruiz's life in New York is turning out to be nothing less than cinematic. Although her first job at a white-shoe, Wall Street investment bank is the opportunity of a lifetime, she is not prepared for the magnitude of wealth swirling about her, the long hours and close quarters that infuse her professional relationships with intimacy, nor an unexpected attraction to her boss. And like all great films, Betsabé's New York dream comes with a twist that challenges her to find a balance between where she came from and where she's going. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated in the retrospective as a letter of wisdom to her unborn son, \u003ci\u003eDaughter of a Promise\u003c\/i\u003e captures not only Betsabé's coming of age but also her journey to understand that deep-seated forces such as desire and love are more complicated than she ever could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne Blasberg is an award-winning author and essayist. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Nine\u003c\/i\u003e (SWP 2019) was honored with the Foreword Indies Gold Award in Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense and the Gold Medal and Juror's Choice in the National Indie Excellence Awards. \u003ci\u003eEden\u003c\/i\u003e (SWP 2017), her debut, won the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction and was a finalist for the Sarton Women's Book Award for Historical Fiction. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eDaughter of a Promise\u003c\/i\u003e (SWP 2024) is a modern retelling of the legend of David and Bathsheba, completing the thematic trilogy she began with \u003ci\u003eEden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeanne cochairs the board of the Boston Book Festival and serves on the Executive Committee of GrubStreet, one of the country's preeminent creative writing centers. Jeanne was named a Southampton Writers Conference BookEnds Fellow in April 2021. She reviews contemporary fiction for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, When not in New England, she splits her time between Park City, UT, and growing organic vegetables in Verona, Wisconsin.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52607031247130,"sku":"9781647426088","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/sMQYt2vzc49781647426088.webp?v=1785330681","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/daughter-of-a-promise-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}