{"product_id":"goldenseal-maria-hummel-9781640096752","title":"Goldenseal","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e in this novel of two estranged friends who reunite to confront each other and the devastating betrayal that tore them apart\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDowntown Los Angeles, 1990. Alone in her luxury hotel suite, the reclusive Lacey Crane receives a message: Edith is waiting for her in the lobby. Former best friends, Lacey and Edith haven't spoken to one another in over four decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs young adults meeting at summer camp in Maine, and later making their way in the glitzy spotlight of postwar Hollywood, Edith and Lacey share a deep-rooted bond that once saved them from isolation and despair, providing comfort from the public and private traumas that they had each endured and which a newly optimistic world was eager to forget. Told through a continuous, twisting conversation that unfolds over the course of a single evening, in which each woman tells her story and reveals long-hidden secrets, the narratives of Edith and Lacey burn with atmosphere, mystery, resentment, and regret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the vivid landscapes of Los Angeles and unfolding with the evanescence of a dream or a memory, \u003ci\u003eGoldenseal\u003c\/i\u003e peels away the layers of an intimate female friendship to reveal a stirring and haunting story about the search for connection and the lingering echoes of lost love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Hummel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640096752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640096752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Maria Hummel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451180273919,"sku":"9781640096752","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b5fa12c-1993-4725-8ab4-4f570df9f86c.jpg?v=1735876695","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/goldenseal-maria-hummel-9781640096752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}