{"product_id":"the-woman-who-wouldnt-gene-wilder-9780312541491","title":"The Woman Who Wouldn't","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beloved actor and screenwriter's second novel, set in 1903, stars a young concert violinist named Jeremy Webb, who one day goes from accomplished adagios with the Cleveland Orchestra to having a complete breakdown on stage. If he hadn't poured a glass of water down the throat of a tuba, maybe he wouldn't have been sent to a health resort in Badenweiler, Germany. But it's in that serene place that Jeremy meets Clara Mulpas, whom he tries his hardest to seduce. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara is so beautiful that Jeremy finds it impossible to keep from trying to find a chink in her extraordinary reserve and elegance. He finds himself reflexively flirting to get a reaction--after all, a tease and a wink have always worked before, with women back home. But flirting probably isn't the best way to appeal to a woman who was married to a dumb brute and doesn't want to have anything more to do with men. Jeremy isn't sure how to press his case--but he won't give up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilder's prose is elegant, spare and affecting. But it's his romantic's eye for the intense emotions that animate a real love story that makes \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Wouldn't\u003c\/i\u003e an unforgettable book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gene Wilder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031254149X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312541491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Gene Wilder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990138421503,"sku":"9780312541491","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_624426c5-6ad6-4a8c-9eb2-ed4c1b3976e0.jpg?v=1683303218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-woman-who-wouldnt-gene-wilder-9780312541491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}