{"product_id":"gossip-9780061931437","title":"Gossip","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A gifted storyteller...her characters are intelligent, brave, and witty...human and real.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Susan Isaacs, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eGood-bye and Amen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLeeway Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMore Than You Know\u003c\/em\u003e, Beth Gutcheon returns with \u003cem\u003eGossip\u003c\/em\u003e, a sharply perceptive and emotionally resonant novel about the power of knowing things about others, the consequences of rumor, and the unexpected price of friendship. A story set among the rich, famous, and well-dressed of Manhattan's Upper East Side, \u003cem\u003eGossip\u003c\/em\u003e is a bravura display of this exceptional author's breathtaking talents, addressing important themes of motherhood, friendship, and fidelity. Every reader who admires the strong, character-driven women's fiction of Sue Miller, Alice Hoffman, Elizabeth Berg, and Kaye Gibbons should lend an ear to Beth Gutcheon's \u003cem\u003eGossip\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGutcheon, Beth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBeth Gutcheon is the critically acclaimed author of the novels, \u003cem\u003eThe New Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStill Missing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDomestic Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSaying Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFive Fortunes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMore Than You Know\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLeeway Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGood-bye and Amen\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the writer of several film scripts, including the Academy-Award nominee \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Theatre Street\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317914964242,"sku":"9780061931437","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df90183f-10ba-4e48-83b6-35069c4f9280.jpg?v=1727542729","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gossip-9780061931437","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}