{"product_id":"the-bluff-by-wade-rouse","title":"The Bluff by Wade Rouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\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\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Christmas, much to the horror of the Chapmans, whose rule that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We do not share Christmas with other people\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis about to be broken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeliciously messy and surprisingly tender, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a feisty festive family drama about money, marriage, power, and all the things we bring to the holiday table besides the turkey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A heartfelt dive into the complexities of family and tradition.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestselling Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57583772106918,"sku":"9780778306221","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/71XGsevAxlL._SY425.jpg?v=1791383070","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/the-bluff-by-wade-rouse","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}