{"product_id":"9781401687168","title":"Smitten Book Club","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe century-old\u003cem\u003e Gentlewoman’s Guide to Love and Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was \u003cem\u003eThe Gentlewoman’s Guide to Love and Courtship\u003c\/em\u003e an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten, Vermont native Pearl Chambers, a local gentlewoman from three generations back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle did Heather know the repercussions this little curiosity would have on her and her friends’ romantic exploits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Heather and her fellow book club members begin passing the book around, their respective interpretations are unleashed on their respective love lives . . . for better or for worse. Is it a mystery An idealist fantasy An intimation of Jane Austen As romantic love finds its way to each woman, the \u003cem\u003eGuide\u003c\/em\u003e proves itself both surprisingly prescient and hilariously irrelevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat’s more, a handwritten inscription indicates that the arcane book might hold the only extant clues leading to buried gold—exactly what one of the members needs to keep her house. How could they not go treasure hunting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable collaborative novel, besties \u003cstrong\u003eColleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Denise Hunter,\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Diann Hunt \u003c\/strong\u003etackle the tale of the \u003cem\u003eGentlewoman’s Guide\u003c\/em\u003e by writing for one book club member apiece. \u003cem\u003eSmitten Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e is a hopeful, hilarious story of friendship and healing, written by friends for friends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colleen Coble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896572661909,"sku":"9781401687168","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781401687168.png?v=1777422852","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781401687168","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}