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    "description": "How much can a family forgive?\n\nA profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the bond between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, the daily intimacies of marriage, and the power of forgiveness.\n\nFrancis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, two rookie cops in the NYPD, live next door to each other outside the city. What happens behind closed doors in both houses\u2014the loneliness of Francis\u2019s wife, Lena, and the instability of Brian\u2019s wife, Anne\u2014sets the stage for the explosive events to come.\n\nAsk Again, Yes is a deeply affecting exploration of the lifelong friendship and love that blossoms between Francis and Lena\u2019s daughter, Kate, and Brian and Anne\u2019s son, Peter. Luminous, heartbreaking, and redemptive, Ask Again, Yes reveals the way childhood memories change when viewed from the distance of adulthood\u2014villains lose their menace and those who appeared innocent seem less so. Kate and Peter\u2019s love story, while tested by echoes from the past, is marked by tenderness, generosity, and grace.",
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