{"product_id":"book-czaw","title":"Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of 2019’s most anticipated reads by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, “a hilarious and witty joy of a novel about a family’s insanely dramatic summer at their new island home” (\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e) in the Pacific Northwest. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inimitable—some might say incorrigible—Frank Widdicombe is suffering from a deep depression. Or so his wife, Carol, believes. But Carol is convinced that their new island home—Willowbrook Manor on the Puget Sound—is just the thing to cheer him up. And so begins a whirlwind summer as their house becomes the epicenter of multiple social dramas involving the family, their friends, and a host of new acquaintances.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Widdicombes’ son, Christopher, is mourning a heartbreak after a year abroad in Italy. Their personal assistant, Michelle, begins a romance with preppy screenwriter Bradford, who also happens to be Frank’s tennis partner. Meanwhile, a local named Marvelous Matthews is hired to create a garden at the manor—and is elated to find Gracie Sloane, bewitching self-help author, in residence as well. When this alternately bumbling and clever cast of characters comes together, they turn “as frothy and bitter as a pot of freshly brewed dark-roast coffee, the kind that’s always available on the Widdicombe’s sideboard. And the dialogue, oh how it singes and sears” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA “gleefully over-the-top satiric debut” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eCheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe \u003c\/i\u003eis perfect for fans of Maria Semple’s \u003ci\u003eWhere’d You Go, Bernadette?\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Sean Greer’s \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e, and Jess Walter’s \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347152511280,"sku":"BDczaw","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347152544048,"sku":"10czaw","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/czaw-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773689739","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-czaw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}