{"product_id":"finding-mrs-ford-hardcover","title":"Finding Mrs. Ford - 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\u003eDeborah Goodrich Royce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the five must-read summer mysteries for 2019 by forbes.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the top ten summer reads of 2019 by Good Morning America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the top fifty summer books of 2019 by Book Riot\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn a sunny summer morning by the sea in New England, Susan Ford's cocoon of privilege is threatened when an Iraqi man from her distant past boards a plane in Baghdad to come find her.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs. Ford leads a privileged life. From her Blenheim spaniels to her cottage on the coast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, she carefully curates her world. Hair in place, house in place, life in place, Susan Ford keeps it under control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarly one morning in the summer of 2014, the past pays a call to collect. The FBI arrives to question her about a man from Iraq--a Chaldean Christian from Mosul--where ISIS has just seized control. Sammy Fakhouri, they say, is his name and they have taken him into custody, picked up on his way to her house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack in the summer of 1979, on the outskirts of a declining Detroit, college coed Susan meets charismatic and reckless Annie. They are an unlikely pair of friends but they each see something in the other--something they'd like to possess. Studious Susan is a moth to the flame that is Annie. Yet, it is dazzling Annie who senses that Susan will be the one who makes it out of Detroit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the girls navigate the minefields of a down-market disco where they work their summer jobs. It's a world filled with pretty girls and powerful men, some of whom--like Sammy Fakhouri--happen to be Iraqi Chaldeans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happened in that summer of 1979 when Susan and Annie met? Why is Sammy looking for Susan all these years later? And why is Mrs. Ford lying?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Goodrich Royce's \u003ci\u003eReef Road, \u003c\/i\u003ea national bestseller and Indie Next pick, was named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRuby Falls\u003c\/i\u003e won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist, and \u003ci\u003eFinding Mrs. Ford\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the Ocean House Author Series, Deborah interviews writers ranging from Katie Couric to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. With fellow authors Luanne Rice and Amy Scheibe she leads the Deer Mountain Writers' Retreat. She writes a book column for \u003ci\u003eHey Rhody\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProvidence Monthly \u003c\/i\u003emagazines and began her career as an actress on \u003ci\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/i\u003e and story editor at Miramax Films\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah holds a BA in modern foreign languages and two honorary doctorates of humane letters from Lake Erie College and the University of Rhode Island. With her husband, Chuck, Deborah restored the Avon Theatre, Ocean House Hotel, Deer Mountain Inn, United Theatre, Martin House Books, and numerous Main Street revitalization projects. She is a trustee of New York Botanical Garden.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337189232877,"sku":"9781642931723","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/xM4V1kZR3n9781642931723.webp?v=1785060144","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/finding-mrs-ford-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}