{"product_id":"the-diamond-lane-paperback-by-karen-karbo","title":"The Diamond Lane Paperback by Karen Karbo","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eHawthorne Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2014-09-23)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e432\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780989360449\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and sharp satire following a Los Angeles filmmaker who reluctantly agrees to marry her boyfriend while secretly filming a documentary about the engagement with an old flame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReluctantly back home in L.A. after 16 years in Africa, documentary filmmaker Mouse FitzHenry longs for the harsh, teeming jungle life her lens took in so lovingly. Wrenched Stateside by a family emergency, with her longtime boyfriend\/collaborator in tow, Mouse is instantly beleaguered by a past she'd leapt continents to escape. In this rollicking novel, Karbo explores familiar subjects—the phony glitz of Hollywood, the fairy tale lure of love and marriage—with precision, compassion, and humor. Mouse's paramour, Tony, a Brit who calls her “poppet,” adores L.A. and all that it can do for him and his screenplay. Mouse, meanwhile, caving in to maternal pressure, agrees to marry Tony and then proceeds, with the help of an old flame, to film around her unwitting fiancé a documentary on the entire process of their betrothal called \u003ci\u003eWedding March.\u003c\/i\u003e A flawless, page-turning story emerges as Mouse and Tony manage—often with hilarious subterfuge—to keep their projects secret from one another. With its laugh-aloud moments and a cast of brilliantly drawn characters, this is a tale to treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAREN KARBO\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 14 award-winning novels, memoirs, and works of nonfiction, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eKick Ass Women\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003ci\u003eJulia Child Rules, How Georgia Became O'Keeffe, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Hepburn.\u003c\/i\u003e Her 2004 memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Stuff of Life,\u003c\/i\u003e about the last year she spent with her father before his death, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, a \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Critics' Choice, a Books for a Better Life Award finalist, and a winner of the Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her short stories, essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eElle, Vogue, Esquire, Outside, The New York Times, Salon,\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. She lives in Portland, OR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555423735969,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780989360449","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780989360449_d53844b7-a5ff-423b-b227-0705b60a49cd.jpg?v=1781787342","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-diamond-lane-paperback-by-karen-karbo","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}