{"product_id":"hysterical-love-lorraine-devon-wilke-9780996423014","title":"Hysterical Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan McDowell, a thirty-three-year-old portrait photographer happily set to marry his beloved Jane, is stunned when a slip of the tongue about an \"ex-girlfriend overlap\" of years earlier throws their pending marriage into doubt and him onto the street. Or at least into the second bedroom of their next-door neighbor, Bob, where Dan is sure it won't be long. It's long. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His sister, Lucy, further confuses matters with her \"soul mate theory\" and its suggestion that Jane might not be his... soul mate, that is. But the tipping point comes when his father is struck ill, sparking a chain of events in which Dan discovers a story written by this man he doesn't readily understand, but who, it seems, has long harbored an unrequited love from decades earlier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Incapable of fixing his own romantic dilemma, Dan becomes fixated on finding this woman of his father's dreams and sets off for Oakland, California, on a mission fraught with detours and semi-hilarious peril. Along the way he meets the beautiful Fiona, herbalist and flower child, who assists in his quest while quietly and erotically shaking up his world. When, against all odds, he finds the elusive woman from the past, the ultimate discovery of how she truly fit into his father's life leaves him staggered, as does the reality of what's been stirred up with Fiona. But it's when he returns home to yet another set of unexpected truths that he's shaken to the core, ultimately forced to face who he is and just whom he might be able to love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLorraine Devon Wilke\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of the acclaimed 2014 debut novel, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAFTER THE SUCKER PUNCH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, brings her deft mix of humor and drama to a whip-smart narrative told from the point of view of its male protagonist. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHYSTERICAL LOVE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e explores themes of family, commitment, balancing creativity, facing adulthood, and digging deep to understand the beating heart of true love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover design by Grace Amandes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cover photographs by \u003cstrong\u003eLorraine Devon Wilke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia \u0026amp; Reviews for this and Lorraine's other books available HERE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine Devon Wilke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099642301X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996423014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine Devon Wilke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Lorraine Devon Wilke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013842383103,"sku":"9780996423014","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cfc09543-1293-4815-b6c8-690b5f9bec9c.jpg?v=1767745106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hysterical-love-lorraine-devon-wilke-9780996423014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}