{"product_id":"when-happily-ever-after-fails-9781684632404","title":"When Happily Ever After Fails","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A witty, well-paced, and original story--gimme all the Courtney Deane books with a big glass of rosé, please!\" --Lizzy Dent, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Job\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetest Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwentysomething Abigail Gardner's life is circling the drain. Her parents are dead, her \"like a brother\" is in love with her, and her nascent career as an art teacher was fully squashed by an unfortunate viral incident involving sophomores and Spanx. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just as that whirlpool feels poised to suck her down completely, she's granted a second chance: she lands a teaching job at Excelsior Primm, one of Philadelphia's oldest and most prestigious preparatory academies. Only problem is, instead of teaching art she'll be stuck teaching her least favorite subject--literature--\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e her least favorite theme: tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTired of being stuck in her own tragic tale, Abigail starts rewriting every sad ending she can get her hands on, in and out of the classroom. To her surprise, her life soon starts to resemble the fairy tales she adores--great job, hot guy, a career gaining recognition. But when an unexpected plot twist threatens to derail her happy ending, Abigail begins to realize why these conclusions are so hard to come by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sparkpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684632404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Courtney Deane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733016543413,"sku":"9781684632404","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3b4609e0-b050-4c38-95d6-871de4811015.jpg?v=1710257091","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-happily-ever-after-fails-9781684632404","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}