{"product_id":"2940169427387","title":"The Good House: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA riveting novel in which an engaging and wildly irreverent woman is in complete denial-about herself, her drinking, and her love for a man she's known all her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Leary's \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Hildy Good, who lives in a small town on Boston's North Shore. Hildy is a successful real-estate broker, good neighbor, mother, and grandmother. She's also a raging alcoholic. Hildy's family held an intervention for her about a year before this story takes placeamp;mdash;\"if they invite you over for dinner, and it's not a major holiday,\" she advises \"run for your life\"amp;mdash;and now she feels lonely and unjustly persecuted. She has also fooled herself into thinking that moderation is the key to her drinking problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if battling her demons wasn't enough to keep her busy, Hildy soon finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of her New England town, a craggy little place that harbors secrets. There's a scandal, some mysticism, babies, old houses, drinking, and desire-and a love story between two craggy sixty-somethings that's as real and sexy as you get. An exceptional novel that is at turns hilarious and sobering, \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e asks the question: \u003ci\u003eWhat will it take to keep Hildy Good from drinking? For good\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Macmillan Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114455253232,"sku":"2940169427387","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169427387_p0.jpg?v=1763682513","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169427387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}