{"product_id":"olive-oil-white-bread-paperback","title":"Olive Oil \u0026 White Bread - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorgia Beers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Georgia Beers's \u003ci\u003e96 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e96 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turner. . . . It is a riveting story rich with detail.\"--\u003ci\u003eEDGE Boston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to lovers after the happy-ever-after moment? What goes on behind the closed doors of a relationship once the commitment is made? What does romance turn into when the hands of time keep turning? \u003ci\u003eOlive Oil and White Bread\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that dares to answer those questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngie Righetti is the daughter of a sprawling but close-knit Italian American family. She's out and they're proud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJillian Clark's family is the white bread to Angie's olive oil. Stoic and emotionally buttoned up, they don't want to think about Jillian's sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1988 when they move in together, on the brink of starting their careers. Like every couple at the start of their life together, they expect to live happily ever after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for twenty-three years life happens: they change jobs, buy a house, get a dog, and deal with money issues and the death of a parent. They fight, love, cry, play, make mistakes, have regrets, and try to be good to each other and to everybody else. Like most of us they tumble into a routine that turns into a rut that leads to distraction and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e96 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e Georgia Beers gave herself the challenge of writing a romance set in the immediate aftermath of 9\/11. And she succeeded, coming up with a book that garnered awards and great reviews. She returns with a new challenge--writing a romance that starts, rather than ends, with the happy-ever-after.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695270498367,"sku":"9781612940496","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/15df83701668b7b9e7506f74622c18da.webp?v=1765003207","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/olive-oil-white-bread-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}