{"product_id":"needs-metadata-9780063097995","title":"The Foursome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christina Baker Kline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Mariner Books, 2026-05-12\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of an astonishing true story: two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina--Kline's own distant relatives--who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam. When 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. Sarah 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. Spanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081245802665,"sku":"PHBK-9780063097995","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/content_fb71da0f-a1f2-4f46-a7f0-627dff67b603.jpg?v=1779212587","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/needs-metadata-9780063097995","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}