{"product_id":"the-womens-center-paperback","title":"The Women's Center - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichele Fitzpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho believes, follows\u003cbr\u003eWho hopes, leads\u003cbr\u003eWho loves, receives\u003cbr\u003eWho forgives, heals\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning journalist Michele Fitzpatrick's engaging debut novel introduces four unlikely heroines in their fifties who navigate extraordinary challenges as ordinary people do: rarely smoothly, often treading water, sometimes barely afloat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Fortune is a trustworthy CEO who trusts no one, ever. Artist Pat Conelli considers her seven children her masterpieces but wonders where she mislaid herself. June Magee is a master craftswoman who can't craft a single love match. And Diane Jonasen? Her news career is solid. Her sanity? Not so much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey have reunited thirty-five years after they were students at Shorelake College for Women to fulfill a promise to the woman who was their college president. They set out to transform an aging Chicago mansion into a twenty-first-century women's center, unaware the process will transform \u003ci\u003ethem.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat can you do when loss obliterates your faith, duty blurs hope, self-doubt trumps love or guilt denies you forgiveness? Flawed, funny, occasionally furious, they are about to find out.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Fitzpatrick is a former staff writer and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also worked as an executive editor in educational research and product development. Her blog, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Fitz's Story Emporium, \u003c\/i\u003e is a lighthearted look at living in Chicago, living as a writer and growing up in the lively 1960s. A graduate of Mundelein College and University of Iowa School of Journalism, she and her husband Richard live in Chicago. \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Center\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author is available for select literary readings and lectures. A certified teacher, she also conducts seminars on media ethics, women in the arts and narrative journalism. To inquire about a possible appearance, visit michelefitz.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712458395711,"sku":"9781937484286","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ebc77439c377431696319b042db3b63.webp?v=1765061819","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-womens-center-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}