{"product_id":"rich-people-in-santa-barbara-hardcover","title":"Rich People in Santa Barbara - Hardcover","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\u003eElizabeth Gilchrist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH GILCHRIST\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Santa Barbara, California and lived much of her life there. She was head room mother at Marymount School, and an editor of \u003ci\u003eDestination Wine Country Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Neither of her two previous novels, Y\u003ci\u003eour Cheatin' Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSecond Chances\u003c\/i\u003e, was set in Santa Barbara. \u003ci\u003eRich People in Santa Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e is her Santa Barbara book, the one she's always wanted to write. She now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.14 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125477433651,"sku":"9781644285367","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OsAey7-XlD9781644285367.webp?v=1773255609","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/rich-people-in-santa-barbara-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}