{"product_id":"the-divorcees","title":"The Divorcées","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rollicking thriller and poignant coming-of-age story.\" ―\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Timelier than ever.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"delicious\" (Rebecca Makkai) and \"deeply compelling\" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno divorce ranch, about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce--except in Reno, Nevada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's famous \"divorce ranches,\" Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that is the state's only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and it's as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, is prim and stifling. But it isn't until Greer Lang arrives that Lois's world truly cracks open. Gorgeous, beguiling, and completely indifferent to societal convention, Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever met--and she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under her influence, Lois begins to push against the limits that have always restrained her. How far will she go to forge her independence, on her own terms? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the glamorous, dizzying world of 1950s Reno, where housewives and movie stars rubbed shoulders at gin-soaked casinos, \u003ci\u003eThe Divorcees \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting page-turner and a dazzling exploration of female friendship, desire, and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRowan Beaird\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Common\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the recipient of the \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e Emerging Writer Award, and her work has been nominated for a Pushcart. She has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and StoryStudio. She currently works at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. \u003ci\u003eThe Divorcees\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574711095570,"sku":"9781250896582","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ddbc316-7a4b-42e6-bb14-ce5e02b6aafe.jpg?v=1731975194","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-divorcees","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}