{"product_id":"a-very-inconvenient-scandal-9780778369578","title":"A Very Inconvenient Scandal","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author \u003cstrong\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard\u003c\/strong\u003e comes a page-turning family drama that explores the emotional consequences of loyalty, deception and jealousy. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStunned by her recently widowed father's reckless behavior, a young woman must learn to navigate a new world--where the people she should trust the most have become strangers she cannot trust at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrankie Attleboro returns home to Cape Cod with thrilling news. She's met the love of her life, and they're getting married with a baby on the way. That's the moment her father makes his own jaw-dropping announcement: at sixty, he's getting married as well, to Frankie's best friend, Ariel, who is also pregnant, and due soon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Frankie and Ariel struggle to adjust to their new relationship, Ariel's estranged mother, Carlotta, returns after a decade-long absence. She claims to be a changed woman--but is she really? And where has she been all these years? Frankie is suspicious, and as Carlotta's unpredictable behavior intensifies, Frankie must untangle the threads of the past to protect Ariel's future--and her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The characters and relationships are all smartly drawn, and the narrative is shot through with plenty of humor and scandal. Mitchard fans will lap this up.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitchard, Jacquelyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jacquelyn Mitchard is the award-winning, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of twelve novels for adults, seven novels for teenagers, and five children's books. These include \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e, the inaugural selection of the Oprah Winfrey Book Club. She is also a professor of creative writing whose short stories, articles, essays and book reviews have been widely published. A native of Chicago, she now lives on Cape Cod with her family.","brand":"Mira Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51721002287378,"sku":"9780778369578","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f95e7fa1-4020-4702-8932-ee56e6f774bb.jpg?v=1762945826","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-very-inconvenient-scandal-9780778369578","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}