{"product_id":"aftershock-alicia-neal-9781773420394","title":"Aftershock","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree Disaster Survivors Must Survive Each Other\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWisecracking, ineptly lustful Hayden is the disgruntled proofreading coordinator at a large San Francisco leasing company. His big secret is that he's writing a novel that he hopes will change his fortunes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMegan, his prim, overachiever boss, a former editor at a publishing house, has a secret too: she's a closet alcoholic.\u003cbr\u003eJacob, the homeless vet who begs outside their office, once a hopeless drunk himself, wouldn't know and wouldn't care about any office intrigues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, until the 1989 earthquake throws all their fates together-in life-altering ways.\u003cbr\u003eThe interplay of the irreverent schemer, the guarded alcoholic, and the stoic veteran makes for an at times rollicking, at times sad collision of lives, where romances backfire and family secrets are revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing, the book's themes touch on the AIDS crisis, corporate vacuity, family dramas, awkward sex-and even the Bronte sisters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the fragile fault lines of these rocky relationships runs loss, humor, and the longing for connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alicia Neal, Tom R. Bentley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773420399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773420394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Write Word Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Alicia Neal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962197463295,"sku":"9781773420394","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d335f6d3-afcf-411f-8bbe-08552a63059a.jpg?v=1750649622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aftershock-alicia-neal-9781773420394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}