{"product_id":"the-bluff","title":"The Bluff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuccession meets The Family Stone in bestselling author Wade Rouse's humorous and sharply observant look at a family teetering on the edge of merry mayhem.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chapmans do Christmas the way they do everything: impeccably, expensively, and with the unshakable belief that good lighting can conceal bad blood. Their annual Christmas card may look picture-perfect, but behind the polite smiles there's a storm brewing. This year, at their grand lakefront cottage on Mackinac Island, a snowstorm traps generations of Chapmans--and their schemes--under one roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Chapman is on the verge of losing everything: his father's trust, his role at the helm of the family business, and his wife's respect. Kat Chapman is already fed up with hosting her critical, stuck-up in-laws and their impossibly inflexible holiday traditions. Her solution? Invite her working-class parents - born and bred Islanders \u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e for Christmas, much to the horror of the Chapmans, whose rule that \u003cem\u003e\"We do not share Christmas with other people\" \u003c\/em\u003eis about to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the snow piles up, so do the grievances: their teenagers--fiercely liberal Leah and conservative golden-boy Chip--are locked in a battle of wits, Chris's vaguely corrupt brother Cormac and his calculating trophy wife are stirring the pot, and Kat's mother is holding onto a secret that could upend the entire game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeliciously messy and surprisingly tender, \u003cem\u003eThe Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e is a feisty festive family drama about money, marriage, power, and all the things we bring to the holiday table besides the turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A heartfelt dive into the complexities of family and tradition. \u003cem\u003eThe Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e captures the perfect storm that occurs when two different worlds collide during the holidays. An evocative must-read for anyone who has ever attempted the delicate dance of a family Christmas.\" -Susan Wiggs, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wade Rouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46047674138693,"sku":"BS-LIB-306221","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2482\/2494\/files\/9780778306221-HD.jpg?v=1792317410","url":"https:\/\/libros787.com\/products\/the-bluff","provider":"Libros787.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}