{"product_id":"the-foursome-christina-baker-kline","title":"The Foursome  Christina Baker Kline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of an astonishing true two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina—Kline’s own distant relatives—who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they’re not just a curiosity—they’re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they’re looking for wives—and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Addie sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sallie, quiet and observant, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything—including race, class, and gender—is rigidly defined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Foursome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both intimate and a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary-defying marriages at its center.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cheap e-books store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43402689020022,"sku":null,"price":2.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/5395\/5702\/files\/240077087.jpg?v=1778695456","url":"https:\/\/cheapebooksstore.com\/products\/the-foursome-christina-baker-kline","provider":"Cheap eBooks Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}