{"product_id":"9780385501613","title":"P.G. County","description":"Connie Briscoe's previous novels have won the accolades of critics, positions on national bestseller lists, and the loyalty of millions of fans. \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e magazine called \u003ci\u003eSisters and Lovers \u003c\/i\u003e“a frank and funny tale,” and \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle\u003c\/i\u003e dubbed it “riveting ...lively...hilarious.”  The \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e had high praise for \u003ci\u003eBig Girls Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, declaring “[It] brims with warmth, energy, and a positive message.” With \u003ci\u003eP.G. County\u003c\/i\u003e, Briscoe serves up a sexy, lush, and irresistible portrait of an elite African American community in Maryland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow meet the women of P. G. County: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Bentley\u003c\/i\u003e is fifty, rich, fabulous, and the wife of the powerful Bradford Bentley. She has more than enough trouble keeping track of her handsome but all-hands husband while keeping her drinking problem in check\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e is a hairdresser who lives on the outskirts of the tony Silver Lake with her grown son, Kenyatta. As Pearl strives to grow her business and recover from a bad divorce, she also has to deal with Kenyatta's new girlfriend, Ashley, who is not at all the match Pearl imagined for her son. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe married\u003ci\u003e Jolene\u003c\/i\u003e, the black-sheep daughter of a prominent judge, beds down more than one promising candidate as she pursues a wealthy and powerful replacement for her earnest and hardworking husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCandice Johnson \u003c\/i\u003eis remarried, white, and liberal, at least she always fancied herself as such until her daughter enters into a serious relationship with a young black man, and Candice's life as she knows it is suddenly called into question. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee\u003c\/i\u003e is a teenager on therun from her mother's abusive boyfriend and in search of her own father whom she believes to be handsome, rich,and all-powerful. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Connie Briscoe's big new splashy novel, five lives intersect in the swish and swanky, rich and raucous Prince George's County. With more than a nod to \u003ci\u003ePeyton Place,\u003c\/i\u003e Connie Briscoe has created a fabulously fun novel that will delight, excite, and entertain.\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003ci\u003eConnie Briscoe\u003c\/i\u003e is the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eSisters and Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBig Girls Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way Home. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the former managing editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Annals of the Deaf\u003c\/i\u003e at Gallaudet University and has been hearing-impaired for most of her adult life. She lives in Falls Church, Virginia.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008451395824,"sku":"9780385501613","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385501613_p0.jpg?v=1763694838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385501613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}