{"product_id":"the-lion-is-in-9780452298934","title":"The Lion Is In","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the sharpest observers of human behavior around.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBY THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eSIRACUSA, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ecoming in trade paperback on June 6, 2017!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana's an audacious beauty, a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a holy-roller minister's wife, desperate to escape her marriage. One warm summer's night, these three women go on the lam together. Their car breaks down on a rural highway in North Carolina and they're forced to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned nightclub. Which is where they meet Marcel. And soon everything changes. Marcel, you see, is a lion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the deftness, humor, and sparkling wit that mark her books, plays, and movies, Delia Ephron's \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Is In\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story of friendship, courage, love--and learning to salsa with the king of the jungle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelia Ephron \u003c\/b\u003eis a bestselling author and screenwriter. She has written novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eSiracusa, The Lion Is In \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHanging Up\u003c\/i\u003e; humor books for all ages, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Eat Like a Child \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDo I Have to Say Hello?\u003c\/i\u003e; and nonfiction, most recently \u003ci\u003eSister Mother Husband Dog (etc.)\u003c\/i\u003e. Her films include \u003ci\u003eYou've Got Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHanging Up \u003c\/i\u003e(based on her novel), and \u003ci\u003eMichael\u003c\/i\u003e. Her journalism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. Her hit play \u003ci\u003eLove, Loss, and What I Wore \u003c\/i\u003e(co-written with Nora Ephron) ran for more than two years off-Broadway and has been performed all over the world. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912503857426,"sku":"9780452298934","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1bb1e9e1-d400-444c-b637-3c47c7446e46.jpg?v=1738772547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lion-is-in-9780452298934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}