{"product_id":"the-reading-circle-9780758273420","title":"The Reading Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This lighthearted, cozy read brought a smile to my face. Lovers of small town fiction are going to fall in love with \u003cem\u003eThe Reading Circle\u003c\/em\u003e.\" --Marie Bostwick, author of \u003cem\u003eBetween Heaven and Texas \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the quirky town of Cherico, Mississippi, where potluck meetings at the local library provide a feast for mind and stomach alike. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf some folks had their way, the Cherico library would have shut down long ago. Councilman Durden Sparks aims to divert funding to a cause dear to his heart--and his wallet. With the aid of gumption and good friends, librarian Maura Beth Mayhew has finagled a one-year reprieve, and the burgeoning book club is raising the library's profile one mouthwatering meeting at a time. But more members mean more opinions. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the \u003cem\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/em\u003e-themed shrimp dishes are a universal hit, meetings don't always go according to plan. Between spirited debate over book choices and surprising revelations and relationship hiccups--including Maura Beth's fledgling romance--there's a lot to discuss. And just when bad luck threatens to finish the library for good, the Cherry Cola Book Club may learn that the best stories have twists--and heroes--you never expected. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Ashton Lee's The Cherry Cola Book Club\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lee's buoyant David-versus-Goliath tale zestfully illuminates a real problem confronting libraries and cities of all sizes.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Clever, sassy and as tasty as an icebox pie, \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Cola Book Club \u003c\/em\u003eis a rare treat.\" --Erika Marks, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Guest House \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshton Lee\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Cola Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e, was born in historic Natchez, Mississippi, into a large, extended Southern family which gave him much fodder for his fiction later in life. He currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327844749586,"sku":"9780758273420","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d45d352c-a171-4dfe-8ca0-b16fa4603a68.jpg?v=1727721992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-reading-circle-9780758273420","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}