{"product_id":"9781402220852","title":"The Reluctant Widow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Lively, amusing ... done to a turn!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fateful mistake...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Elinor Rochdale boards the wrong coach, she ends up not at her prospective employer's home but at the estate of Eustace Cheviot, a dissipated and ruined young man on the verge of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA momentous decision...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis cousin, Mr Ned Carlyon, persuades Elinor to marry Eustace as a simple business arrangement. By morning, Elinor is a rich widow, but finds herself embroiled with an international spy ring, housebreakers, uninvited guests, and murder. And Mr Carlyon won't let her leave ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT READERS SAY ABOUT THE RELUCTANT WIDOW:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Delightful and purely entertaining. The plot involves comedy, intrigue, espionage, cloaks and daggers, and things going bump in the night - served with a sauce of witty repartee that is the Heyer hallmark. Unforgettable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of my favorites!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightfully funny and mysterious romp.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e- Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NetLibrary, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106576220400,"sku":"9781402220852","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402220852_p0.jpg?v=1763715468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402220852","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}