{"product_id":"the-improper-life-of-bezellia-grove-9780307395047","title":"The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove","description":"\u003cb\u003eA privileged Southern girl must choose between her heart and her family's expectations in this heartfelt novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Funeral Dress\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Simply a wonderful book . . . bold and tender and memorable.\"--Terry Kay, author of \u003ci\u003eTo Dance with the White Dog \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Marie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's hard to be your own person, especially if your name is Bezellia Grove.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelationships are complicated in 1960s Nashville, where society is neatly ordered by class, status, and skin color. For the Groves, one of the city's most prominent families, and particularly Bezellia, uniquely named for a fiery ancestor, it's especially difficult. Bezellia is closer to the family's black servants, her nanny, Maizelle, and the handyman, Nathaniel, than she is to her alcoholic mother and her distant, inaccessible father. When Bezellia has a clandestine affair with Nathaniel's son Samuel, their romance is met with anger and fear from both families. In a time and place where rebelling against the rules carries a steep price, Bezellia Grove must decide which of her names will be the one that defines her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUSAN GREGG GILMORE is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eLooking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eChattanooga Times Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Nashville, she lives in Tennessee with her husband and three daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844279308562,"sku":"9780307395047","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d28eb35d-07f0-46c2-a055-2c01a52af072.jpg?v=1737315674","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-improper-life-of-bezellia-grove-9780307395047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}