{"product_id":"marrying-the-ketchups-paperback","title":"Marrying the Ketchups - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Close\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the deep-fried, beer-battered, cream cheese-frosted love that feeds them all--from the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eGirls in White Dresses\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Riveting...the feel of extremely good gossip told across a hightop table over a beer with an old friend.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are the three things the Sullivan family knows to be true: the Chicago Cubs will always be the underdogs; historical progress is inevitable; and their grandfather, Bud, founder of JP Sullivan's, will always make the best burgers in Oak Park. But when, over the course of three strange months, the Cubs win the World Series, Trump is elected president, and Bud drops dead, suddenly everyone in the family finds themselves doubting all they hold dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTake Gretchen for example, lead singer for a '90s cover band who has been flirting with fame for a decade but is beginning to wonder if she's too old to be chasing a childish dream. Or Jane, Gretchen's older sister, who is starting to suspect that her fitness-obsessed husband who hides the screen of his phone isn't always \"working late.\" And then there's Teddy, their steadfast, unfailingly good cousin, nursing heartbreak and confusion because the guy who dumped him keeps showing up for lunch at JP Sullivan's where Teddy is the manager. How can any of them be expected to make the right decisions when the world feels sideways--and the bartender at JP Sullivan's makes such strong cocktails? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutrageously funny and wickedly astute, \u003ci\u003eMarrying the Ketchups\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious confection by one of our most beloved authors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJENNIFER CLOSE is the best-selling author of\u003ci\u003e Girls in White Dresses, The Smart One, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Hopefuls. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, she is a graduate of Boston College and received her MFA in Fiction Writing from the New School. She now lives in Washington, DC, and teaches creative writing at Catapult.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732152356927,"sku":"9780593081389","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bd2c8c5cabb10e426fab2de9efa43561.webp?v=1765131456","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/marrying-the-ketchups-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}