{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dd9bf09f-c85c-5b84-8fc6-ac7c8574cacc/685aff8c4a2d8b8b51acb541?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Karen Dukess, WELCOME TO MURDER WEEK: A Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1750793840135-695ac57c-bdde-4685-b97f-9af32f72c5c9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Bestselling author Karen Dukess returns to the podcast to discuss her delightful and heartfelt new novel, WELCOME TO MURDER WEEK, which was inspired by a trip to the English countryside with her sister, her love of British mysteries, and a desire to write something purely fun! The novel follows a reserved 34-year-old American woman who travels to a small British town after discovering tickets her estranged late mother&nbsp;had purchased for an immersive murder mystery simulation. Karen explores themes of grief, complicated mother-daughter relationships,&nbsp;the loneliness of feeling like an orphan in adulthood,&nbsp;unexpected friendships,&nbsp;how travel can shake up one's identity,&nbsp;and ultimately, the process of healing.</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3ZOADpD\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/3ZOADpD</a></p><p><br></p><p>Share, rate, &amp; review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/zibbyowens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@zibbyowens</a>!</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}