{"product_id":"9781644285367","title":"Rich People in Santa Barbara","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=\"\"\u003eGilchrist, Elizabeth\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\u003eRare Bird 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\u003e2\/24\/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\u003cb\u003eThe intersecting worlds of the two novellas in\u003ci\u003e Rich People in Santa Barbra\u003c\/i\u003e are worlds of privilege, worlds with eerie shadows beneath the surface.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMontecito Peak\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Palmer, who is very rich—“I was born lucky”—is a good mother to fourteen-year-old Betsy, the guiding light of Bird of Paradise Books, an involved member of the \u003ci\u003eConcours d’Elegance\u003c\/i\u003e committee. But emotionally she’s treading water. Her husband is a peevish alcoholic. He’s a terrible father. No one would think less of her if she divorced him. But he would still always be in her life being a drag. Then one day Barbara falls in love with Mike Brooke. A reciprocated love. The odious husband has to go.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Polo Club\u003c\/i\u003e, Lydia Graham is a garden designer who grew up in Montecito. Her husband is a longboard surfer who’s good at making money. He’s a great father to their fifteen-year-old daughter. It’s a happy marriage. Then Hunter Evans, a man whom Lydia knew when she was fourteen and he was thirty-two, returns to Santa Barbara. Socially connected, still terribly attractive—and a dubious character—he rents a condo at the Polo Club. He understands Lydia all too well, and suddenly he’s a danger to her marriage. This cannot be allowed.","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47528996471039,"sku":"9781644285367","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_11890d0a-2891-4932-88e6-fa0b71f8599c.jpg?v=1772041242","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781644285367","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}