{"product_id":"elizabeth-the-first-wife-9781684428731","title":"Elizabeth the First Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHelen of Pasadena\u003c\/i\u003e offers a smart, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about new love, new life, and Shakespeare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charmingly funny and effortless read....wonderfully developed cast of characters\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (STARRED REVIEW)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Lancaster, an English professor at Pasadena City College, finds her perfectly dull but perfectly orchestrated life upended one summer by three men: her movie-star ex-husband, a charming political operative, and William Shakespeare. Until now, she'd been content living in the shadow of her high-profile and highly accomplished family. Then her college boyfriend and one-time husband of seventeen months, A-list action star FX Fahey, shows up with a job offer that she can't resist, and Elizabeth's life suddenly gets a whole lot more interesting. She's off to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for the summer to make sure FX doesn't humiliate himself in an avant-garde production of \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she has done so skillfully with her novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Sweeney Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHelen of Pasadena\u003c\/i\u003e, which spent more than a year on the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list, Lian Dolan spins a lively, smart, and very funny tale of a woman reinventing her life in unexpected ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prospect Park Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684428731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Lian Dolan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285603819701,"sku":"9781684428731","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_72d9faec-a6d7-4175-84bc-2af0839b36fd.jpg?v=1635226061","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/elizabeth-the-first-wife-9781684428731","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}