{"product_id":"the-lost-art-of-keeping-secrets-paperback","title":"The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in 1950s London, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Keeping Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e centers around Penelope, the wide-eyed daughter of a legendary beauty, Talitha, who lost her husband to the war. Penelope, with her mother and brother, struggles to maintain their vast and crumbling ancestral home--while postwar London spins toward the next decade's cultural revolution.\u003cp\u003ePenelope wants nothing more than to fall in love, and when her new best friend, Charlotte, a free spirit in the young society set, drags Penelope into London with all of its grand parties, she sets in motion great change for them all. Charlotte's mysterious and attractive brother Harry uses Penelope to make his American ex-girlfriend jealous, with unforeseen consequences, and a dashing, wealthy American movie producer arrives with what might be the key to Penelope's--and her family's--future happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVibrant, witty, and filled with vivid historical detail, this is an utterly unique debut novel about a time and place just slipping into history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVA RICE\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and young mother living in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.96 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758687191328,"sku":"9780452288096","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2227af67b45a7963618c01b9f6747cba.webp?v=1780132705","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-art-of-keeping-secrets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}