{"product_id":"on-turpentine-lane-book-elinor-lipman-9780544808249","title":"On Turpentine Lane","description":"Light and tight, \u003ci\u003eOn Turpentine Lane\u003c\/i\u003e is constructed with an almost scary mastery.--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A diverting delight.--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Lipman] has a way of crafting books so utterly charming that you want to set up residence inside them.\u003ci\u003eOn Turpentine Lane\u003c\/i\u003e quickly becomes a friend.\u003ci\u003e--Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At thirty-two, Faith Frankel has returned to her claustro-suburban hometown, where she writes institutional thank-you notes for her alma mater. It's a peaceful life, really, and surely with her recent purchase of a sweet bungalow on Turpentine Lane her life is finally on track. Never mind that her fianc  is off on a crowdfunded cross-country walk, too busy to return her texts (but not too busy to post photos of himself with a different woman in every state). And never mind her witless boss, or a mother who lives too close, or a philandering father who thinks he's Chagall.\u003cbr\u003e When she finds some mysterious artifacts in the attic of her new home, she wonders whether anything in her life is as it seems. What good fortune, then, that Faith has found a friend in affable, collegial Nick Franconi, officemate par excellence . . .\u003cbr\u003e Elinor Lipman may well have invented the screwball romantic comedy for our era, and here she is at her sharpest and best\u003ci\u003e. On Turpentine Lane\u003c\/i\u003e is funny, poignant, and a little bit outrageous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A light but serious antidote to what ails us all these days.\u003ci\u003e--Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Delightful  I read it in one day--truly a peak reading experience. Every page was packed with wonders.--Maria Semple","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49642546462993,"sku":"GOR013375499","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50355374915857,"sku":"CIN054480824XG","price":3.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51423660212497,"sku":"CIN054480824XVG","price":4.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52719195062545,"sku":"GOR009008887","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53138243879185,"sku":"CIN054480824XA","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/054480824X.jpg?v=1750943005","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/on-turpentine-lane-book-elinor-lipman-9780544808249","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}