{"product_id":"the-queen-of-tuesday-a-lucille-ball-story-9780812982572","title":"The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gorgeous, Technicolor take on America in the middle of the twentieth century.\"--Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nickel Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChang \u0026amp; Eng\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf a Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a new novel about Lucille Ball, a thrilling love story starring Hollywood's first true media mogul.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis indelible romance begins with a daring conceit--that the author's grandfather may have had an affair with Lucille Ball. Strauss offers a fresh view of a celebrity America loved more than any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucille Ball--the most powerful woman in the history of Hollywood--was part of America's first high-profile interracial marriage. She owned more movie sets than did any movie studio. She more or less single-handedly created the modern TV business. And yet Lucille's off-camera life was in disarray. While acting out a happy marriage for millions, she suffered in private. Her partner couldn't stay faithful. She struggled to balance her fame with the demands of being a mother, a creative genius, an entrepreneur, and, most of all, a symbol. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Tuesday\u003c\/i\u003e--Strauss's follow-up to \u003ci\u003eHalf a Life\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award--mixes fact and fiction, memoir and novel, to imagine the provocative story of a woman we thought we knew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812982572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.69d","brand":"Darin Strauss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39894420947125,"sku":"9780812982572","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_362b06f5-9f25-4735-9ba9-4d7328210dda.jpg?v=1619543270","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-queen-of-tuesday-a-lucille-ball-story-9780812982572","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}