{"product_id":"9781580630870","title":"Daytime Divas: The Dish on Dozens of Daytime TV's Great Ladies","description":" \u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003e Days of Our Lives' \u003ci\u003e long-suffering Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) to \u003ci\u003e All My Children's \u003ci\u003e ever-lovelorn Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) to \u003ci\u003e As The World Turns' \u003ci\u003e manipulative Lucinda Walsh (Elizabeth Hubbard) to \u003ci\u003e The Young And the Restless' \u003ci\u003e scheming socialite Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper), the grandes dames of the soap opera world keep viewers tuning in by the millions. Love them or hate them, sympathize or empathize with them, cheer their victories or curse their wily ways, they are as much a mainstay of soapdom as star-crossed romance - and probably more enduring. Written in an entertaining, irreverent style, \u003ci\u003e Daytime Divas \u003ci\u003e examines the lives, loves, and lusts of these bigger-than-life characters, as well as the real-life escapades of the actresses who portray them. Find out how your favorites score on the Div-o-Meter! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Bio: Kathleen Tracy is the author of \u003ci\u003e The Girl's Got Bite: The Unofficial Guide to Buffy's World \u003ci\u003e (Renaissance Books, 1998) and biographies of Kelsey Grammer, Drew Carey, Ellen DeGeneres, Ricky Martin, and Don Imus. An entertainment journalist for such magazines as Globe, \u003ci\u003e Film News International, \u003ci\u003e and \u003ci\u003e TV Week, \u003ci\u003e she is a member of the Television Critics Association and is accredited by the Motion Picture Association of America. She lives in Sherman Oaks, California.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054059667696,"sku":"9781580630870","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580630870_p0.gif?v=1763802160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580630870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}