{"product_id":"2940044216402","title":"Templand","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe heroine, Melanie Evers, is a plucky young working-class woman from Akron, Ohio struggling to support herself in Chicago in the post-9-11 economy. TEMPLAND follows Melanie's journey through the temporary employment world from a college student on \"just a summer job\" to a 28-year-old woman with a lot of intelligence (and a heap of student loan debt to match) through multiple layoffs and a series of ever-more-wacky temp assignments, as she struggles not only to survive, but also to find romance and always remain true to the honest, working-class values instilled in her by her beloved grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her long, solitary journey through Templand, Melanie encounters adventure and romance on her search for that always-elusive Permanent Job---which she finally gets, along with her man. TEMPLAND is a highly entertaining, wickedly funny social satire, contemporary romance, and mystery novel all rolled into one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jill Elaine Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107730342128,"sku":"2940044216402","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044216402_p0.jpg?v=1763660970","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044216402","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}