Category:
Womens Fiction & Chic Lit
Regular value:
$9.99
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$1.99
Deal begins:
April 07, 2023
Deal ends:
April 07, 2023
“Ms. Demeanor is a complete and utter delight. Of course it is. What Elinor Lipman novel isn’t?”—Richard Russo, creator of Empire Falls and Chances Are . . .
“Who knew house arrest could be sexy and fun? Not me, at least not until I read Ms. Demeanor. Written with Elinor Lipman’s signature wit and charm, this breezy, engrossing novel tells the story of two people who make the most of their shared confinement.”—Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling creator of Tracy Flick Can’t Win
“When a neighbor’s complaint about consensual al fresco sex turns into house arrest and a suspended legal license, Jane’s recipe for survival involves cooking for another home-arrested tenant (could this be a match made in confinement?) while trying to figure out the whys and hows of her mysterious accuser. Filled with food, family, romance and intrigue, Lipman’s novel cooks up a bounty of delights as sparkling as prosecco and as deeply satisfying and delicious as a five-star meal.”—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling creator of With or Without You
From one in every of America’s most beloved modern novelists, a scrumptious and witty story about love underneath home arrest
Jane Morgan is a valued member of her regulation agency—or was, till a prudish neighbor, binoculars poised, observes her having intercourse on the roof of her NYC condominium constructing. Police are summoned, and a punishing decide sentences her to 6 months of residence confinement. With Jane now jobless and rootless, trapped at residence, life seems to be bleak. Yes, her twin sister gives help and recommendation, however largely of the unwelcome type. When a doorman lets slip that Jane is not the one resident sporting an ankle monitor, she strikes up a friendship with fellow white-collar felon Perry Salisbury. As she tries to adapt to life inside her condominium partitions, she discovers she hasn’t heard the top of that tattletale neighbor—whose previous isn’t as decorous as her 9-1-1 snitching would counsel. Why are police knocking on Jane’s door once more? Can her home arrest have a silver lining? Can two wrongs make a proper? In the arms of “an impressed alchemist who converts severe topic into humor” (New York Times Book Review)—sure, delightfully.
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