{"product_id":"dont-say-a-word-elizabeth-roper-marcus-9781647420529","title":"Don't Say a Word: A Daughter's Two Cents","description":"Edna and Leo, a perpetually warring, tyrannical pair in their 80s, begin\u003cbr\u003e wintering In Mexico, where they abandon their usual prudence to embrace\u003cbr\u003e adventure and a bevy of sketchy new friends. Soon, Edna adopts a pair \u003cbr\u003eof shyster builders whom she trusts over her own architect-daughter \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth, and a farcical house results. Blithely indifferent to the \u003cbr\u003ecalamities that result, the pair refuse all help from their \u003cbr\u003etoo-compliant only child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLater, following her mother's sudden death, Elizabeth's wise, principled\u003cbr\u003e father attempts to fill his late wife's shoes with a string of loopy, \u003cbr\u003elive-in housekeepers--with privileges, he hopes. Before it is over the \u003cbr\u003eMexican escapade will bring down the kind of disasters commonly found in\u003cbr\u003e pulp fiction. Why can't Elizabeth stop any of this from happening? No \u003cbr\u003ematter the madness, she cannot confront her parents any more than she \u003cbr\u003eever could. In the end, the surprising way in which they come undone \u003cbr\u003ereveals just what they spent their lives trying to hide, thereby setting\u003cbr\u003e her free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough unique in its loony details, \u003ci\u003eDon't Say A Word!\u003c\/i\u003e will \u003cbr\u003eresonate with beleaguered adult-children everywhere who will recognize \u003cbr\u003ethe special misery of watching, helpless, as stubborn, diminished \u003cbr\u003eparents careen precariously toward the end of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Roper Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647420520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647420529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2021","brand":"Elizabeth Roper Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995911618815,"sku":"9781647420529","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_977f7820-98f5-46ff-9ac4-11ce8a44ea5b.jpg?v=1683338591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dont-say-a-word-elizabeth-roper-marcus-9781647420529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}