{"product_id":"lily-of-the-valley-paperback","title":"Lily of the Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Strempek Shea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLily Wilk always knew she was destined to be an artist -- ever since she pulled a drawing kit from a grab bag on her tenth birthday. Now Lily's work is always in demand around her small Massachusetts town, where she makes her living painting fire hydrants, lettering diplomas, and applying \"Gulls\" and \"Buoys\" to restaurant bathroom doors. But when supermarket heiress Mary Ziemba commissions her to paint a family portrait, Lily senses her lifelong dream of creating a memorable masterpiece is finally within her grasp. What she discovers, however, is that dreams often take their own unexpected twists...and with each small and gentle brush stroke she applies to Mary Ziemba's painting, Lily learns more than she ever imagined about the meaning of friendship, family, and love. \u003cbr\u003e With a gift for creating fiction that is \"rich with an unusual sweetness\" \u003ci\u003e(USA Today)\u003c\/i\u003e and filled with wry humor, bestselling author Suzanne Strempek Shea delivers a poignant and unforgettable work of art in \u003ci\u003eLily of the Valley.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE 2000 NEW ENGLAND BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLily Wilk always knew she was destined to be an artist -- ever since she pulled a drawing kit from a grab bag on her tenth birthday. Now Lily's work is always in demand around her small Massachusetts town, where she makes her living painting fire hydrants, lettering diplomas, and applying \"Gulls\" and \"Buoys\" to restaurant bathroom doors. But when supermarket heiress Mary Ziemba commissions her to paint a family portrait, Lily senses her lifelong dream of creating a memorable masterpiece is finally within her grasp. What she discovers, however, is that dreams often take their own unexpected twists...and with each small and gentle brush stroke she applies to Mary Ziemba's painting, Lily learns more than she ever imagined about the meaning of friendship, family, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a gift for creating fiction that is \"rich with an unusual sweetness\" (USA Today) and filled with wry humor, bestselling author Suzanne Strempek Shea delivers a poignant and unforgettable work of art in LILY OF THE VALLEY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Strempek Shea, \u003c\/b\u003e winner of the 2000 New England Book Award for Fiction, is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSelling the Lite of Heaven; Hoopi Shoopi Donna; Lily of the Valley;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAround Again;\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoirs \u003ci\u003eSongs from a Lead-Lined Room: Notes -- High and Low -- From My Journey Through Breast Cancer and Radiation;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Bookstore.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Bondsville, Massachusetts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.61 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751374192928,"sku":"9780671027117","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a389e06f954f53a4948f3dd043fc6ebb.webp?v=1779971964","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lily-of-the-valley-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}