{"product_id":"dancing-on-the-edge-of-sheila-williams-9780345459305","title":"Dancing on the Edge of the Roof: A Novel (the basis for the film Juanita)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDancing on the Edge of the Roof \u003c\/i\u003ekept my heart and mind dancing through the pages. Sheila Williams, with her talent for detailed storytelling, expertly takes the reader on a poignant and humorous quest for self.\"--Lori Bryant-Woolridge, author of \u003ci\u003eRead Between the Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt forty-one, Juanita Lewis is running away from home, courtesy of a one-way ticket to Montana, a place that seems about as far away from the violence and poverty of the Columbus, Ohio, projects as the moon. She wants adventure and excitement--if such things exist for a pre-menopausal African American woman with three grown, deadbeat children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Juanita's new life in Paper Moon, Montana, begins at a local diner where a culinary face-off with chef and owner Jess Gardiner finds Juanita in front of Jess's stove serving up home cookin' that lures the townsfolk like a magic spell. And suddenly Juanita, who was just passin' through, now has a job by popular demand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Out here in this wide-open space, Juanita's heart can no longer hide, especially when she sees herself through the eyes of the wonderful and eccentric people of this down-to-earth town. She's happy in Paper Moon; she's found a home, but can she stay? And then there's Jess. She has always dreamed of romance, but she never planned on falling in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 034545930X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345459305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.56w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2002 pg. 1172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 98 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2002 pg. 390","brand":"Sheila Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919521054975,"sku":"9780345459305","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0c263e9d-da2a-4904-a740-a9e0bae25113.jpg?v=1680809876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-on-the-edge-of-sheila-williams-9780345459305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}