{"product_id":"blue-marlin-9781949467314","title":"Blue Marlin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Smith brings her masterful storytelling magic to this jewel of a novella\u003c\/b\u003e that follows Jenny, an adventurous thirteen-year-old, down to Key West for a patched-up family vacation following the discovery of her father's illicit affair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time as a stand-alone novella, this book centers on the Blue Marlin Motel in 1959, where Jenny, her beautiful socialite mother, and chastened father share their sunny days with movie stars who are in town to make the movie \u003ci\u003eOperation Petticoat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJenny is precocious and a bit of a sleuth, so her innocent \"observations\" to uncover the secrets of movie stars also end up revealing the secrets of her own family. Jenny confronts the frailty of family life while also vying for the attention of actor Tony Curtis and even a role in his movie. Smith delivers humor and honesty to her flawed characters with genuine Southern dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949467314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Lee Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672818380956,"sku":"9781949467314","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_51d719d5-e551-4d99-afc7-75519fbd6715.jpg?v=1603928450","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blue-marlin-9781949467314","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}