{"product_id":"2940158055287","title":"Summer of Love","description":"Change, seismic and universal, infused the country. From\u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco to Washington, every disenfranchised or\u003cbr\u003emarginalized group had simultaneously reached the boiling\u003cbr\u003epoint. The Viet Nam war was escalating at a remarkable pace,\u003cbr\u003eand the protests against it were splitting families apart. But the\u003cbr\u003epeople who'd worked hard to climb up the economic ladder of\u003cbr\u003esuccess weren't on board to throw everything into the air and see\u003cbr\u003ewhere it landed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Mary Frances Fitzpatrick was perfectly content to keep\u003cbr\u003ethings the way they'd always been. She'd grabbed onto the tiniest\u003cbr\u003eshred of the American Dream, and wasn't about to let go. The\u003cbr\u003ecrumbs the establishment threw her way seemed like they might,\u003cbr\u003eone day, be able to sustain her. All she had to do was work twice\u003cbr\u003eas hard as a man and keep her opinions to herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Courtney Ashcroft on the other hand, came from a long line\u003cbr\u003eof socially and economically entitled people, yet she wanted to\u003cbr\u003eupset the apple cart in the worst way. No matter the group, if\u003cbr\u003ethey'd been shut out, Courtney was on their side. Social justice,\u003cbr\u003efeminism, and pacifism were her main causes, but she quickly\u003cbr\u003eadds gay rights to her list when she and Mary Frances meet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Despite their political and social views, the women strike up\u003cbr\u003ea f riendship. Courtney's sympathetic, encouraging, and\u003cbr\u003egenuinely concerned with Mary Frances's plight. She's so\u003cbr\u003einterested in gay rights, it almost seems personal. But that has to\u003cbr\u003ebe wishful thinking on Mary Frances's part. Or does it? In\u003cbr\u003eChicago, during that steamy, unpredictable summer of love,\u003cbr\u003eimprobable dreams can, and do come true.","brand":"Brisk Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150044152048,"sku":"2940158055287","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158055287_p0.jpg?v=1764109027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158055287","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}