{"product_id":"9781324075561","title":"Love in the Afternoon . . . and Evening","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books to Read This April\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA drama-packed, format-busting tribute to the soap opera in all its messy, meaningful glory.\r\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart cultural analysis, part backstage tour, \u003ci\u003eLove in the Afternoon, and Evening\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to a misunderstood, often-dismissed American genre. Critics, friends, and soap obsessives Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen invite readers into a conversation that ranges from topics both serious (race, reproductive rights, queerness) and fun (fashion! long-lost daughters! evil twins!). Like any great soap, they structure their essays for surprise and emotional payoff, including interviews with divas Susan Lucci (\u003ci\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/i\u003e) and Erika Slezak (\u003ci\u003eOne Life to Live\u003c\/i\u003e), an exploration of the greatest soap satire ever made, deeper cuts like a Who’s Who of the best-of-the-best actors on \u003ci\u003eFalcon Crest\u003c\/i\u003e, and much more. Together, these thoughtful essays get to the bottom of \u003ci\u003ewhat makes a soap\u003c\/i\u003e, tracing a throughline to reality TV and the shows that continue to hook us day and night with drama and emotion. \u003ci\u003eLove in the Afternoon, and Evening\u003c\/i\u003e will make you want to bust out your shoulder pads and binge your favorite show all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Charlotte Druckman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47068669706428,"sku":"9781324075561","price":28.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/8559\/2764\/files\/BNCImageAPI_57fd698c-d37b-46ea-9a24-08e98a187a0a.jpg?v=1783358387","url":"https:\/\/wordsquirrelbooks.com\/products\/9781324075561","provider":"Word Squirrel Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}