{"product_id":"along-came-mary-9780743224628","title":"Along Came Mary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e called Jo-Ann Mapson's national bestseller \u003ci\u003eBad Girl Creek\u003c\/i\u003e a valentine to oceans of good women who survive bad beginnings and worse men.\u003c\/b\u003e Now the author, hailed as one of the most gifted writers of the contemporary urban West (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), brings back the hard-luck women of her acclaimed previous novel -- and introduces another indelible character into their midst. \u003cbr\u003e After finally wising up to her drunken rodeo crooner lover, Mary Madigan saddles up her twin border collies and takes her act on the road, leaving miles of heartache and highway behind. When she meets Rick, a charming and persistent journalist haunted by his own ghosts, she suddenly has a travel companion and a new lover (with an all-too-familiar set of tricks). \u003cbr\u003e Their travels ultimately bring them to Bad Girl Creek, where the waters have already been troubled. Phoebe's pregnancy is life-threatening, Nance's break-up diet has turned dangerously successful, Beryl is still struggling to adjust to life after prison, and HIV-positive Ness is distancing herself from the healthy world -- if you can call it that. \u003cbr\u003e But these are the Bad Girl Creek ladies: they are resilient. The ways they pull together, cheer each other on through good times and bad, and cope with every curve life throws at them make up the heart and soul of this powerful and big-hearted novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mapson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SS - Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.34w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743224628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo-Ann Mapson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight novels. She teaches fiction in the MFA program at the University of Alaska, and lives with her husband and four dogs in Anchorage, Alaska, where she is at work on a new novel. Visit her at www.joannmapson.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SS - Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117420228723,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e6bf3955-89fe-493f-b97e-f4922139c1d4.jpg?v=1653575646","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/along-came-mary-9780743224628","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}