{"product_id":"the-unexpected-guests-paperback","title":"The Unexpected Guests - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth F. Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hint by artful hint, Stevens pulled me into the masterfully intertwined stories of her ensemble cast, and I was hooked.\" -Marsha Jacobson, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wrong Calamity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's lost his words. She's losing her patience. And now... they've got company.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie Kittredge is a bestselling novelist with a problem-he can't write a single word. As his deadline looms, so does the strain on his relationship with Margaret, the woman he loves but may be slowly losing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret has her own challenges-starting with her unpredictable mother, Gwendolyn, whose flair for drama leaves chaos in her wake. And then there's Sunny, their loyal friend, whose life is unraveling faster than she can hold it together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Gwendolyn is unavoidably stranded in Los Angeles and Sunny is suddenly homeless, both women land on Charlie and Margaret's doorstep... and don't leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a temporary arrangement quickly spirals into emotional upheaval, clashing personalities, and long-buried secrets. At a disastrous family gathering, everything comes to a head-and the fallout threatens to tear them all apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, separated and searching for answers, each must confront their past, their choices, and what truly matters in midlife and beyond... before it's too late to make things right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns witty, heartfelt, and deeply human, \u003cem\u003eThe Unexpected Guests\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turning celebration of love, second chances, and the complicated ties that bind us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377141301426,"sku":"9781685135348","price":26.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/WNX-da-R4s9781685135348.webp?v=1782734777","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-unexpected-guests-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}