{"product_id":"this-old-body-paperback-1","title":"This Old Body - Paperback","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\u003eJoan Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen renovation expert Marissa Hamilton leaves behind a failed marriage, a cheating husband, and a tanked TV show, she arrives in Toronto with a fresh start, a tight production schedule, and one underwhelming ranch house to transform into a mansion. Her new solo series, \u003cem\u003eMarissa's Mansions\u003c\/em\u003e, should be the career reset she's meticulously planned for. Then her ex-husband breaks into her house in the middle of the night, and everything goes sideways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is less a crime novel than a study in applied project management. Marissa doesn't panic. She measures. She makes lists. She solves problems the only way she knows how: with precision, contingency planning, and an unsettling willingness to adapt her professional skill set to circumstances no production binder has ever anticipated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurrounded by a nosy neighbour armed with surveillance cameras and a municipal code clipboard, a sustainability-obsessed producer who quotes permit regulations like scripture, a volunteer organization that treats demolition debris as cultural heritage, and a one-woman camera crew who sees far more than she lets on, Marissa must keep her renovation on schedule while managing a secret that grows more complicated by the week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Old Body\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic crime novel about control, reinvention, and the terrifying competence of a woman who refuses to be derailed. It asks what separates a skilled professional from a calculating criminal, and whether the answer is really just a matter of what you happen to be working on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp, deadpan, and deeply Canadian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48048616276119,"sku":"9781998648542","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/20RwV3UPDv9781998648542_296eb445-90e4-49e0-ad0f-0619ad2e7491.webp?v=1784852952","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/this-old-body-paperback-1","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}