{"product_id":"the-lion-is-in-isbn-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)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/b\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"One of the sharpest observers of human behavior around, Ephron, with her trademark mastery of smart, snappy dialogue, delivers a read-in-one-sitting, feel-good celebration of resiliency and hope.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Imagine if Siegfried \u0026amp; Roy had written \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants…\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Is In\u003c\/i\u003e is off to the races from the first sentence. [A] fun ride.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Antonio Express News \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Readers seeking a heartfelt, offbeat adventure will adore Ephron's fragile but feisty heroines…The perfect getaway for readers who long to reconnect with their inner selves, this quirky comedy's sense of wonder will delight and inspire.”—\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness for Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Three women embark on a journey of self-discovery, facilitated by a giant feline, in Ephron’s whimsical but winsome third novel.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A gentle fable.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best kind of chick lit—an engaging feminist romance from which the reader emerges with a welcome mood boost. Twinkling with wit and warmth, it also packs a moral punch: We need to forgive not just each other, but ourselves, make amends wherever we can and just ease the heck up already.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewark Star Ledger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSIRACUSA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine's Top 10 Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2016 (Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • A \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • A \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • One of Vulture’s 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever • A \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick • One of \u003ci\u003eElle, InStyle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e’s\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBest of July\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A stunning portrait of two marriages coming unraveled during the stress of travel abroad. Insightful and engaging. A must-read!”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sue Grafton, author of \u003ci\u003eX \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An Italian aria, a Greek tragedy and a modern American master­piece written by Delia Ephron at the height of her powers. This is a story of two complicated marriages, one vulnerable child, and a trip to Italy that changes each of their lives forever. Secrets, lies, love raging, love dying, and the shame of unrealized potential are exposed in detail under the Sicilian sun. And, like the Moro blood oranges that grow there with abandon, the taste is both sour and sweet at once, but the bitterness that remains is not only haunting but unforgettable.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Adriana Trigiani, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shoemaker’s Wife \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An unusually crackling, tricky journey into the distant land of other people’s marriages: their secrets, paradoxes, weaknesses, and plea­sures. Delia Ephron writes like a warm-blooded Patricia Highsmith, her sto­ry’s treachery matched by a deep and easy feel for the various human, imperfect ways that people find themselves bound together, and sometimes painstakingly unbind themselves. An absorbing, tense, and original novel.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Meg Wolitzer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Interestings \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\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.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301171744997,"sku":"NP9780452298934","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452298934.jpg?v=1767740247","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-lion-is-in-isbn-9780452298934","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}