{"product_id":"9780983116172","title":"Summers in Bayville","description":"WINNER\u003cp\u003e2015 New York Book Festival-Honorable Mention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2015 U.S. NORTH-EAST - BEST REGIONAL FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndependent Publisher book awards for 2015 Bronze Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucia Simmons was a young woman ahead of her time. Strong-willed and ambitious, she pursued a publishing career during the fifties: a time when most women gave up their jobs to become stay-at-home wives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite her gender and elevated social status, Lucia quickly rose through the ranks in a man's world. Unfortunately, she was less successful at her passionless marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her husband asked for a divorce, her life flew out of control, only to result in a shocking consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmore Simmons, Lucia's brother and a successful attorney, was the soul of propriety. His disapproval of Lucia's choices never got in the way of helping her when she needed it most. When an uncharacteristically poor choice of his own came home to roost, it was Lucia who was there for him…with the perfect solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummers in Bayville brings the Simmons\/Fairchild family to life, providing an engaging and deeply revealing portrait of a woman determined to be herself, tradition be damned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Moose Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034567426288,"sku":"9780983116172","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983116172_p0.jpg?v=1763885590","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983116172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}