<DIV>“‘There are no miracles,” says Rita …. ‘Miracles are simply misunderstandings. Or worse, cons.’” –<I>The Lion Is In </I><BR><br> Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana’s an audacious beauty, a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a holy-roller minister’s wife, desperate to escape her marriage. One warm summer’s night, these three women go on the lam together. Their car breaks down on a rural highway in North Carolina and they’re forced to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned nightclub. Which is where they meet Marcel. And soon everything changes. Marcel, you see, is a lion.<br><br> Written with the deftness, humor, and sparkling wit that mark her books, plays, and movies, Delia Ephron’s <I>The Lion Is In</I> is an unforgettable story of friendship, courage, love—and learning to salsa with the king of the jungle.</div>