Three women on the lam from their lives and relationships hit the road, only to have their spirits rescued by unexpected love-and a retired circus lion. Famed Hollywood screenwriter and novelist Delia Ephron delivers a funny, poignant and memorable Thelma & Louise for our time.

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 minister's housewife who's been made to believe she has no imagination. Oh yeah, and the lion, Marcel, is a retired circus performer. Waitressing 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 lovable characters, THE LION IS IN is a truly delightful read about friendship, love, and learning how to salsa with the king of the jungle.