{"product_id":"women-like-us-hardcover","title":"Women Like Us - 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\u003eKatia Lief\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatia Lief's \u003ci\u003eWomen Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply-rendered literary thriller that examines the complexities and responsibilities of female friendship--what brings women together, and what drives them apart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoni Ackerman was tired of being invisible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's been five years since Joni Ackerman tipped the antifreeze into her husband's cocktail. Five years since he was found dead on the stairs. Five years since she got away with murder. At first, Joni feared the consequences of her transgression, but she's learned to embrace the power of recklessness in a way she would have hated to see in anyone else. It was that recklessness, after all, that took her to this rewarding new life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoni now runs Sunny Day Productions alongside her daughter, Chris, and her best friend, Val. All is well in life and work until, one day, their balance is rocked when an unexpected, and unwelcome, visitor appears.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Joni's brother, Marc, resurfaces after a twenty-year estrangement, Joni braces for the sibling she knew--a cruel, vindictive conman who deftly switched between personas. But this Marc on her doorstep is different. He's older, softer. And he seems to have overcome the self-inflicted traumas of his past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Val isn't fooled. She knows exactly what sort of man Marc is, and she warns Joni to keep her guard up. When Mark inevitably betrays Joni's trust, Joni is forced to look inward. As dark thoughts, and darker compulsions, take form, Joni can't help but wonder: 'Is psychopathy a family trait?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATIA LIEF\u003c\/b\u003e teaches fiction writing at The New School in Manhattan and lives with her family in Brooklyn. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. Earlier work includes\u003ci\u003e A Map of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e published under the pseudonym Karen Ellis, as well as \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eFive Days in Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Cold Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Money Kill\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580140122419,"sku":"9780802164926","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KbqEYkUj5C9780802164926.webp?v=1761504816","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/women-like-us-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}