{"product_id":"in-need-of-a-good-wife-9780425257920","title":"In Need of a Good Wife","description":"Richly detailed, vivid, and unforgettable, this is an extraordinary novel about three women challenging the American West--and unpredictable fate--for a future only the most daring can secure... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Clara Bixby, brokering mail-order brides is a golden business opportunity--and a desperately needed chance to start again. If she can help New York women find husbands in a far-off Nebraska town, she can build an independent new life away from her own loss and grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara's ambitions are shared by two other women, who are also willing to take any risk. Quiet immigrant Elsa hopes to escape her life of servitude and at last shape her own destiny. And Rowena, the willful, impoverished heiress, jumps at the chance to marry a humble stranger and repay a heartbreaking debt. All three struggle to find their true place in the world, leaving behind who they were in order to lay claim to the person they want to be. Along the way, each must face unexpected obstacles and dangerous choices, but they also help to forge a nation unlike any that came before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly O'Connor McNees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425257920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e WILLA Literary Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2012 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 43 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly O'Connor McNees \u003c\/b\u003eis a former editorial assistant and English teacher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125830512755,"sku":"9.78043E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4266b839-58b0-4b7c-afd6-c3044078a853.jpg?v=1764766573","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-need-of-a-good-wife-9780425257920","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}