{"product_id":"9781946043061","title":"Vivien Kellems' Life and Loves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDresden Doll? Tax evader? Adoring sister and concerned aunt?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn East Haddam, \u003cstrong\u003eMiss Vivien Kellems\u003c\/strong\u003e was well known as the elderly lady who lived in the big house with her maid Blake and one or two pedigree dogs. Yet neither of these ladies was seen outside of the house except on rare occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003eClara Scheidecke\u003c\/em\u003er started working with Vivien, her friends had a million questions, about Vivien, about the house, about Blake. Did the IRS really threaten to blow up her car? Did they really try to poison her coffee? Was the phone tapped as Miss K said it was?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eVivien was an open book in some respects. She certainly wanted everyone to know of her battle with the IRS. But she did not want folks to know about her personal life. Clara was in her employ for many years, and it took nearly until the end of Miss K’s life to learn who \u003cstrong\u003eVivien Kellems\u003c\/strong\u003e really was. And yet Clara still asks herself, even after all these years, if she ever really knew Vivien. Or did she, as others, only know the things Vivien wanted her to know?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWho really was\u003cstrong\u003e Vivien Kellems?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead on…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green Ivy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154619023600,"sku":"9781946043061","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781946043061_p0.jpg?v=1763793263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781946043061","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}