{"product_id":"the-sugar-mother-elizabeth-jolley-9780892554041","title":"The Sugar Mother","description":"Edwin Page, a fussy middle-aged professor, no sooner bids farewell to his obstetrician wife, Cecilia, who accepted a fellowship abroad, when his new neighbors, Mrs. Botts and her sexy, twentyish daughter, Leila, arrive. Since they're locked out of their house, Edwin invites them in-and then can't get them to leave. He becomes obsessed with Leila and convinces himself that she is a perfect surrogate mother for the childless Cecilia. \"Wickedly amusing . . . subversive\" (New York Times Book Review), The Sugar Mother undoes the institution of marriage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Jolley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0892554045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780892554041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Persea Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Elizabeth Jolley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46738990530815,"sku":"9780892554041","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_031fe702-4aef-4437-a2cb-e68aa7a9dbd4.jpg?v=1743276880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sugar-mother-elizabeth-jolley-9780892554041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}