{"product_id":"ms-demeanor-9780358677888","title":"Ms. Demeanor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Ms. Demeanor\u003c\/em\u003e is a complete and utter delight. Of course it is. What Elinor Lipman novel isn't?\"--Richard Russo, author of \u003cem\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChances Are . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Who knew house arrest could be sexy and fun? Not me, at least not until I read \u003cem\u003eMs. Demeanor.\u003c\/em\u003e Written with Elinor Lipman's signature wit and charm, this breezy, engrossing novel tells the story of two people who make the most of their shared confinement.\"--Tom Perrotta, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eTracy Flick Can't Win\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"When a neighbor's complaint about consensual al fresco sex turns into house arrest and a suspended legal license, Jane's recipe for survival involves cooking for another home-arrested tenant (could this be a match made in confinement?) while trying to figure out the whys and hows of her mysterious accuser. Filled with food, family, romance and intrigue, Lipman's novel cooks up a bounty of delights as sparkling as prosecco and as deeply satisfying and delicious as a five-star meal.\"--Caroline Leavitt, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWith or Without You \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of America's most beloved contemporary novelists, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Morgan is a valued member of her law firm--or \u003cem\u003ewas, \u003c\/em\u003e until a prudish neighbor, binoculars poised, observes her having sex on the roof of her NYC apartment building. Police are summoned, and a punishing judge sentences her to six months of home confinement. With Jane now jobless and rootless, trapped at home, life looks bleak. Yes, her twin sister provides support and advice, but mostly of the unwelcome kind. When a doorman lets slip that Jane isn't the only resident wearing an ankle monitor, she strikes up a friendship with fellow white-collar felon Perry Salisbury. As she tries to adapt to life within her apartment walls, she discovers she hasn't heard the end of that tattletale neighbor--whose past isn't as decorous as her 9-1-1 snitching would suggest. Why are police knocking on Jane's door \u003cem\u003eagain\u003c\/em\u003e? Can her house arrest have a silver lining? Can two wrongs make a right? In the hands of an inspired alchemist who converts serious subject into humor\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e)--yes, delightfully. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358677888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elinor Lipman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42487334469813,"sku":"9780358677888","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_33d14f61-542f-4464-9f2b-8c9756d43daa.jpg?v=1667315787","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ms-demeanor-9780358677888","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}