{"product_id":"california-fiction-joanne-meschery-9780520213425","title":"California Fiction","description":"Spanning the 100-day Persian Gulf War and a small California town's girls' basketball season, \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Hedy Gallagher Castle, a woman who has reached a crossroads in her life. A straddler by nature, Hedy finds herself doing a balancing act on all fronts as her daughter approaches womanhood, her father enters a no-man's-land of bewilderment after a stroke, and her husband departs in search of the lost athletic glory of his youth. At the same time, the divisive political issues of the greater world-the Gulf War, abortion, gay rights, and fundamentalism-encroach on Hedy's increasingly fragile private one. As the tensions mount, Hedy learns to take a side-her own side-for the first time in her life, reawakening to a sense of love and loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne Meschery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520213424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520213425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 7.35w x 2.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/1999 pg. 28","brand":"Joanne Meschery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919939436799,"sku":"9780520213425","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_84669a84-d06e-41ba-be98-89ab0c815ba8.jpg?v=1680812744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/california-fiction-joanne-meschery-9780520213425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}