{"product_id":"becoming-sharon-9781663202406","title":"Becoming Sharon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Suzanne Yuskiw\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Romance - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Nineteen eighty-one was the year that fractured the mosaic of my life and set in motion its reconstruction shard by shard.\" -Trin McCormick\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e It is 1950 when Sharon Theresa McCormick, called \"Trin,\" is first challenged by childhood polio and the constraints of her Boston Irish Catholic upbringing. As her coming-of-age journey unfolds, Trin proves to be a classic survivor overcoming every barrier in her search for love and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e At first tentative and shy, Trin meets and interacts with many muses who serve as catalysts for personal growth. The first is Bobby Newcomb, a childhood bully who summons a power she did not know she possessed. Brushing aside the aftereffects of polio as irrelevant to living a full life, she steps into young adulthood in 1968, a turning point in America's history that leads her down a new path toward Stanley Hylton, a brilliant Black student who challenges her naive thinking. In midlife, both her marriage and her fragile self-image are threatened by Jeff Stone, the romantic younger man who nearly destroys her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In her adventures and misadventures, Trin reflects every woman's life, facing heartbreak, midlife crisis, and a hard-won resurrection. In a lyrical voice that is often humorous and self-mocking, Trin McCormick invites the reader to share her seven-decade quest for adventure, love, and everything in between, occasionally in the arms of unsavory lovers. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Sharon\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds a life that is both ordinary and extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47573078769815,"sku":"9781663202406","price":1563.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781663202406.webp?v=1774891899","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/becoming-sharon-9781663202406","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}