{"product_id":"the-bluff-a-novel","title":"(10\/13\/26 PREORDER) The Bluff: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuccession meets The Family Stone in bestselling author Wade Rouse’s humorous and sharply observant look at a family teetering on the edge of merry mayhem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chapmans do Christmas the way they do everything: impeccably, expensively, and with the unshakable belief that good lighting can conceal bad blood. Their annual Christmas card may look picture-perfect, but behind the polite smiles there’s a storm brewing. This year, at their grand lakefront cottage on Mackinac Island, a snowstorm traps generations of Chapmans—and their schemes—under one roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Chapman is on the verge of losing everything: his father’s trust, his role at the helm of the family business, and his wife’s respect. Kat Chapman is already fed up with hosting her critical, stuck-up in-laws and their impossibly inflexible holiday traditions. Her solution? Invite her working-class parents – born and bred Islanders – for Christmas, much to the horror of the Chapmans, whose rule that “We do not share Christmas with other people” is about to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the snow piles up, so do the grievances: their teenagers—fiercely liberal Leah and conservative golden-boy Chip—are locked in a battle of wits, Chris’s vaguely corrupt brother Cormac and his calculating trophy wife are stirring the pot, and Kat’s mother is holding onto a secret that could upend the entire game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeliciously messy and surprisingly tender, The Bluff is a feisty festive family drama about money, marriage, power, and all the things we bring to the holiday table besides the turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A heartfelt dive into the complexities of family and tradition. The Bluff captures the perfect storm that occurs when two different worlds collide during the holidays. An evocative must-read for anyone who has ever attempted the delicate dance of a family Christmas.” –Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54501410504979,"sku":"9780778306221","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/1652\/7891\/files\/9780778306221.jpg?v=1785205573","url":"https:\/\/www.monsterasbooks.com\/products\/the-bluff-a-novel","provider":"Monstera's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}