{"product_id":"smitten-book-club-colleen-coble-9781401687168","title":"Smitten Book Club: 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe century-old\u003cem\u003e Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was \u003cem\u003eThe Gentlewoman's Guide to Love and Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten, Vermont native Pearl Chambers, a local gentlewoman from three generations back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends' romantic exploits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the book around, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their respective love lives . . . for better or for worse. Is it a mystery? An idealist fantasy? An intimation of Jane Austen? As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the \u003cem\u003eGuide\u003c\/em\u003e proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's more, a handwritten inscription indicates that the arcane book might hold the only extant clues leading to buried gold--exactly what one of the members needs to keep her house. How could they not go treasure hunting?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable collaborative novel, besties \u003cstrong\u003eColleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter, \u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Diann Hunt \u003c\/strong\u003etackle the tale of the \u003cem\u003eGentlewoman's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e by writing for one book club member apiece. \u003cem\u003eSmitten Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e is a hopeful, hilarious story of friendship and healing, written by friends for friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1401687164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401687168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Colleen Coble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046540898559,"sku":"9781401687168","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a280e9e9-a94d-42ec-a5d9-bd43f8ab81bf.jpg?v=1684985132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smitten-book-club-colleen-coble-9781401687168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}