{"product_id":"friends-of-the-museum-hardcover","title":"Friends of the Museum - 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\u003eHeather McGowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eworkers at a legendary but troubled New York City museum struggle with issues large and small over the course of one extraordinary day in this whip-smart \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"marvel\" (Mona Awad, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBunny\u003c\/i\u003e) of a novel in the vein of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Diane Schwebe, the director of a major New York museum, is awakened in the early morning by a text message from the museum's lawyer, it is the start of a twenty-four hour roller-coaster ride. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Diane has sacrificed many things in her life to help the fading institution stave off irrelevance and financial ruin. In this battle, she's surrounded by her stalwart supporters: her enigmatic and tireless personal assistant, Chris; the museum's trusty head of security, Shay; and its general counsel, Henry--a man whose ability to weasel his way out of a jam is matched only by his capacity to avoid learning anything from the experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Orbiting Diane is a motley assortment of museum employees, each on the precipice of collapse or revelation: among them a line cook staring down a huge opportunity he's not sure he wants; a costume curator stuck in an inescapable rut; and the ambivalent curator of the museum's film program, whose first day on the job might very well be his last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On this day of the museum's annual gala, every plate that Diane has kept spinning will fall and by daybreak, someone will be dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wise, surprising, and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eFriends of the Museum\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscopic tragicomedy that surges along to the unstoppable tick of the clock, leaving you on the edge of your seat until the final second.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378959609958,"sku":"9781668031278","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NPTSjSNeCp9781668031278.webp?v=1768912888","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/friends-of-the-museum-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}