{"product_id":"9781401687168_smitten-book-club","title":"Smitten Book Club","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","brand":"Colleen Coble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701186572337,"sku":"9781401687168","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781401687168.jpg?v=1781778847","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781401687168_smitten-book-club","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}