{"product_id":"fonseca-hardcover","title":"Fonseca - 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\u003eJessica Francis Kane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Must-Read Book for Summer by the \u003ci\u003eLA Times \u003c\/i\u003eand a Most-Anticipated Book of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTitle to Watch \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story acclaimed English author Penelope Fitzgerald never wrote, of her real-life journey to Mexico with her son in search of a much-needed inheritance, by Jessica Francis Kane, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRules for Visiting\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinter 1952. Penelope Fitzgerald's husband is a struggling alcoholic, their literary journal is on the brink, and she is pregnant with their third child. When she receives a letter from two elderly sisters named Delaney, distant relations with a silver mine, who dangle the possibility of an inheritance, she recognizes it as a creative and practical lifeline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJessica Francis Kane's brilliantly imagined \u003ci\u003eFonseca\u003c\/i\u003e fictionalizes Penelope's real and momentous trip to northern Mexico in pursuit of this legacy. She leaves her two-year-old, Tina, with relatives and sails for New York with her six-year-old, Valpy, in tow. From there, mother and son take a bus all the way to . . . Fonseca. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when they arrive, nothing goes to plan. There are others vying for the Delaney money, and for three months, from Day of the Dead to Candlemas, Penelope must navigate a quixotic household and guide her impressionable son. More and more people frequent the house: an ambitious American couple, various local entrepreneurs and artists (including Edward Hopper and his wife, Jo), and finally a handsome stranger who claims he is a Delaney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith heart, humor, and a deep understanding of her subject that has characterized the range of her work her whole career, Kane (whose work \"could have been written by Jane Austen's great great-great-granddaughter\" --\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) has written much more than an homage: \u003ci\u003eFonseca \u003c\/i\u003eis an enthralling world of its own as well as a stunning fictionalization of a season in Fitzgerald's life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Francis Kane \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eRules for Visiting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Close\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBending Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThis Close\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for The Story Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Report\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and \u003ci\u003eRules for Visiting\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.\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 0.96 x 8.47 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379286896742,"sku":"9780593298855","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VZF75nfmy99780593298855.webp?v=1768918391","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/fonseca-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}