{"product_id":"9780063383074","title":"The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePhilyaw, Deesha\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Philyaw has created a heroine you can’t help but root for, and a book you can’t help but love.\" - Rufi Thorpe, author of \u003ci\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smart and juicy and compulsively readable.\" - Jasmine Guillory, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Date\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Proposal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight—in this \"funny and juicy and sexy and delicious peek behind the pulpit\" (Samantha Irby) from the acclaimed and beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment Scharisse Freeman ditched her humble roots and married a megachurch pastor fifteen years her senior, she’s been labeled too brash and too “of the world” by church folks who grudgingly accepted her into their fold, and too holy by her estranged childhood bestie Petra. Schar doesn’t have many allies, but that hasn’t stopped her from building an enviable business empire spanning books to clothing to branded products, and living the comfortable life her husband's power affords her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her 40th birthday, Schar gets the final bit of validation she’s always dreamt of: a coveted invitation to participate in the First Lady USA pageant. This is her chance to be accepted by the other pastors’ wives—First Ladies—who are “like Jesus’ disciples if they had been a group of mean girls.” Finally, blissfully, the ice between Schar and the other First Ladies begins to thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the pageant nears, a sensational scandal breaks with Schar at its center, and her carefully curated life implodes. Schar faces down shame and terrible secrets from her childhood and is reminded that in the eyes of the church, optics can matter more than the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinchingly funny, frank, and splendidly unruly, \u003ci\u003eThe True Confessions of First Lady Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e exults in the luscious, messy pleasure of finally feeling free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deesha Philyaw has already established herself as one of the greatest short story writers, but in \u003ci\u003eThe True Confessions of First Lady Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e she cements herself as the most soulfully entertaining writer of her era.\" - Kiese Laymon, author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Division\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48051093537023,"sku":"9780063383074","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063383074_s600x595.jpg?v=1780335184","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063383074","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}