{"product_id":"the-book-club-for-troublesome-women-by-marie-bostwick","title":"The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER · SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER · A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK · GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK · THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK · A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSheReads) · Margaret never really\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003emeant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution, for that matter in this bold and plucky novel from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Marie Bostwick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Readers will cheer.\" --Kirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Perfect for those who love book club, nostalgia for the 1960s, and stories of female friendship.\" --Booklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A feel-good beach read with . . . elements that spark a revolution.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSouthern Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy 1960s standards, Margaret Ryan is living the American woman's dream. She has a husband, three children, a station wagon, and a home in Concordia--one of Northern Virginia's most exclusive and picturesque suburbs. She has a standing invitation to the neighborhood coffee klatch, and now, thanks to her husband, a new subscription to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Woman's Place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--a magazine that tells housewives like Margaret exactly who to be and what to buy. On paper, she has it all. So why doesn't that feel like enough?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMargaret is thrown for a loop when she first meets Charlotte Gustafson, Concordia's newest and most intriguing resident. As an excuse to be in the mysterious Charlotte's orbit, Margaret concocts a book club get-together and invites two other neighborhood women--Bitsy and Viv--to the inaugural meeting. As the women share secrets, cocktails, and their honest reactions to the controversial bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Feminine Mystique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, they begin to discover that the American dream they'd been sold isn't all roses and sunshine--and that their secret longing for more is something they share. Nicknaming themselves the Bettys, after Betty Friedan, these four friends have no idea their impromptu club and the books they read together will become the glue that helps them hold fast through tears, triumphs, angst, and arguments--and what will prove to be the most consequential and freeing year of their lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Book Club for Troublesome Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a humorous, thought provoking, and nostalgic romp through one pivotal and tumultuous American year--as well as an ode to self-discovery, persistence, and the power of sisterhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuliptree Book Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46192861610123,"sku":"9781400344741","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/8549\/7227\/files\/bookclubtroublesome.jpg?v=1773353541","url":"https:\/\/shop.tuliptreebookco.com\/products\/the-book-club-for-troublesome-women-by-marie-bostwick","provider":"Tuliptree Book Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}