{"title":"Zena Collier","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-cooler-climate-paperback","title":"A Cooler Climate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt forty-five, Iris Prue is in trouble. She has left her affluent husband for an artist who has now deserted her. Her money is running out. She can't seem to hold a job. In a panic, she takes a job as a housekeeper for Broadway lawyer Leo Tanner and his wife, Paula, at their summer place in Maine. Iris' friends are appalled, as is her daughter Callie, a successful lawyer. Eventually, loneliness and humility break down social barriers; daughters struggle with their mother's floundering and dependency. When Iris begins to make her own life, she sets in motion an evolution toward independence for herself and a devastating chain of events for Paula. \"A Cooler Climate\" is the story of Iris' struggle to make a new life, one in which she learns to face reality, to take responsibility, and to survive unafraid. Zena Collier gently and honestly weaves a fabric of relationships: mothers and daughters, love and friendship, fear and independence, to create a timely portrait of women who survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68220433662175,"sku":"9781583483848","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yqO3stGTOd9781583483848.webp?v=1792579930"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/zena-collier.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}