{"product_id":"by-default-david-king-9780648074007","title":"By Default","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Cavanagh spent half his childhood fatherless and all of it with a mother who was a whore. No wonder insecurity is one of his problems, Or that fear of sex is another. At 35 he has one failed marriage and a teenage daughter he hasn't seen since she was 4 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has a cabinetmaking business in Suffolk village, and when Meredith Lomond's bicycle punctures outside his workshop, it seems an unlikely catalyst for a metamorphosis in Michael's life. Yet soon afterwards, Michael finds himself rushing across Brittany to rescue Meredith's daughter, Daisy, from abusive husband, Jean-Paul. He smuggles Daisy and her 4 year-old son to England aboard a small yacht.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStorms and tidal races provide a lively, even life-threatening, passage but when they reach England, the maritime elements seem mild in comparison to what awaits them on land. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a secret between Daisy and her mother from which Michael is excluded. He finds that Jean-Paul has something at stake, too, that makes him infinitely more dangerous than a mere cuckolded husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning to father Daisy's son makes Michael brood about his own estranged child, and after an unexpected encounter he is forced to confront his own childhood too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael must unravel his past and discover his inner strength to save the people he cares about. The consequences test his mental, moral and physical forces to their limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648074005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648074007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacGregor House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.82d","brand":"David King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435626082559,"sku":"9780648074007","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acc8ff58-eb13-48b2-9fea-da267a361f78.jpg?v=1777151618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/by-default-david-king-9780648074007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}