{"product_id":"take-my-husband-9780778309871","title":"Take My Husband","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A page-turner with heart--and much needed laughs.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eCaroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePictures of You \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly one thing stands in the way of Laurel Applebaum's happiness...Doug Applebaum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this darkly comic novel about a wife whose rope is so frayed it's about to snap, Laurel gets a call that her husband has been in an accident. She imagines the worst. But as she is on the way to the ER, another emotion seizes her. Relief. Doug's death could solve all her problems. No more catering to his incessant demands. Then there's the insurance money. Laurel's dreams seem so close. There's just one problem: Doug is very much alive. Now Laurel has to decide if she is going to do something about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubversive, irreverent and surprisingly poignant, \u003cem\u003eTake My Husband \u003c\/em\u003eprobes the deep corners of a marriage and emerges to find the light. For anyone who's spent a little too much time with a significant other and thought, \u003cem\u003eOne of us has got to go\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeister, Ellen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rooftop Party, Love Sold Separately, Dorothy Parker Drank Here, Farewell Dorothy Parker, \u003c\/em\u003eand other novels, Ellen Meister is also an editor, book coach, and contributor to \u003cem\u003eLong Island Woman\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been published in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand has appeared on NPR. Ellen teaches creative writing at LIU Hutton House Lectures. More at ellenmeister.com.","brand":"Mira Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50863393997074,"sku":"9780778309871","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_816c170e-28d5-40df-afe2-3f61160350ce.jpg?v=1737635484","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/take-my-husband-9780778309871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}