{"product_id":"a-love-song-for-ricki-wilde-9781538726709","title":"A Love Song for Ricki Wilde","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this enchanting love story from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Days in June\u003c\/i\u003e, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician are irreversibly linked through the history, art, and magic of Harlem.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When regal nonagenarian, Ms. Della, invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighborhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One evening in February as the heady, curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, \u003ci\u003e A Love Song for Ricki Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538726709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tia Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397679546549,"sku":"9781538726709","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_81d79f66-601d-4661-8637-42555f432ad5.jpg?v=1702392522","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-love-song-for-ricki-wilde-9781538726709","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}