The Lion Is in

Three women on the run take refuge in a roadside nightclub and come face-to-face with a lion. One's a runaway bride and kleptomaniac, one's a recovering alcoholic, and one's a housewife who's been made to believe she has no imagination. Oh yeah, and the lion, Marcel, is a retired circus performer. Working in the club, the women come to feel right at home as they navigate the back roads of the human heart. When their pasts catch up with them, they have to decide if they're willing to fight for the strange, charmed life they've made with Marcel. Told with Ephron's signature witty dialogue and loveable characters, The Lion Is In is a truly delightful read about friendship, love, and learning how to salsa with the kind of the jungle.

Delia Ephron is a bestselling author, screenwriter and producer. Her first novel, Hanging Up, was adapted to a feature film directed by Diane Keaton. Ephron was the associate producer of Sleepless in Seattle, and co-wrote You've Got Mail, a second hit romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, with her sister Nora. More recently, they collaborated on the stage adaptation of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, which opened off-Broadway in 2009 to much critical and commercial success. Ephron lives in New York.