{"product_id":"junos-daughters-paperback","title":"Juno's Daughters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLise Saffran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove takes center stage when a single mother and her teenage daughters play Juno, Iris and Ceres in a summer production of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jenny Alexander has sought refuge from a troubled past on a tiny, verdant island, off the coast of Washington state. Surrounded by the cold water of the Puget Sound, she does her best to raise her girls, innocent Frankie, and thrill-seeking Lilly, in a tight-knit community of eccentrics and dreamers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The island bursts open each summer with the arrival of actors leading the annual Shakespeare production. A handsome thespian from New York reawakens Jenny to long-buried desires. As the intensity of rehearsals builds toward the live run of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, a potent mixture of actors, islanders and tourists, besotted by verse and swept up in the romance of the theater, spills the enchantment of the play into the lives of the players. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jenny finds her daughters caught up in a \"brave new world\" of love and heartbreak, she is ultimately thrust into a command performance that will resonate in all their lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLise Saffran is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was an Iowa Arts Fellow. Her short fiction has appeared in a variety of literary magazines. She lives in Columbia, Missouri, with her husband and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 7.97 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151814889607,"sku":"9780452296732","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3f773ba0ccc1d94ebd3e5ea879d169bb.webp?v=1733209828","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/junos-daughters-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}