{"product_id":"miss-kansas-city-joan-frank-9780472115754","title":"Miss Kansas City","description":"\u003ci\u003eMiss Kansas City\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an improbable friendship, set in the tumultuous mid-80s dotcom California, where youthful greed and blinkered innocence arrive intertwined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Friendless and reclusive, Alex Blue commutes two hours each way to a job that serves mainly as a place to bide time, until one day she meets the wealthy, worldly--and married--owner of a high-concept Bay Area lifestyle company. Meanwhile, the melancholy and closeted Morton Levi, yearning for a loving partner but stung by prior experience, lives a secret life outside the software information company he manages with a steady, efficient hand--the same company where Alex works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As ominous rumors of mergers and layoffs swirl, and Alex and Mort are pushed to the emotional brink by the vagaries of love, they find themselves forging an unexpected alliance. \u003ci\u003eMiss Kansas City\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving exploration of the notion of possibility, and of a seasoned hope that can emerge on the other side of loneliness and loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Frank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472115758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472115754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.24w x 1.01d","brand":"Joan Frank","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064992248063,"sku":"9780472115754","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d1f3901-b942-4fa0-8149-a2efbdd2db40.jpg?v=1768672416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miss-kansas-city-joan-frank-9780472115754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}