{"product_id":"dorothy-parker-drank-here-paperback","title":"Dorothy Parker Drank Here - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Meister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a prequel to her appearance in Ellen Meister's \"delicious\"* \u003ci\u003eFarewell, Dorothy Parker\u003c\/i\u003e, the acid-tongued writer haunts the halls of the Algonquin Hotel with her piercing wit and unexpectedly tender wisdom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Death cannot quell the feisty spirit of Dorothy Parker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than forty years, Mrs. Parker has been spurning the white light and wandering the famous halls of the Algonquin, drink in hand, searching for someone--anyone--who will keep her company on this side of eternity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She may have found the perfect candidate in Ted Shriver, a brilliant literary voice of the 1970s, silenced early in a promising career by a devastating plagiarism scandal. He is now a recluse hiding away in the old hotel, waiting to die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when a young, ambitious TV producer enters the hotel in search of Shriver, she and Dorothy Parker begin to discover a host of secrets surrounding the life of the famous man--and why he seems as anxious to enter the beyond as Mrs. Parker is to avoid it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Meister\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFarewell, Dorothy Parker\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Other Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Smart One\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSecret Confessions of the Applewood PTA\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches creative writing at Hofstra University Continuing Education and does public speaking about her books and other literary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386773323954,"sku":"9780425278093","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/be83cf6c74d3d6e92b30293105dd98c7.webp?v=1777912773","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dorothy-parker-drank-here-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}