{"product_id":"dandelion-crossing-christopher-stanton-9798297577206","title":"Dandelion Crossing","description":"1983: The state-of-the-art mall Dandelion Crossing opens to excited shoppers in a rapidly changing suburb. Is the mall an eyesore - or a blessing? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFourteen stories take center stage as the Christmas season gets underway. There's Nathan, a gay arcade manager who forges a tentative friendship with a Vietnam veteran; and Ellen, an elderly widow who ventures to the New Wave mall salon to receive a perm from a stylist she's never met. There's Carol, a timid waitress who suspects a little boy has been physically abused; and Enrique, an ex-con and aspiring chef who falls for a helpful bookstore clerk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDandelion Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e shows how people of various ages, races, and backgrounds live, love, struggle, and survive during this tumultuous era of Reagan's America - a flashy age of pastel leg warmers and neon MTV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Stanton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798297577206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Christopher Stanton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425656815871,"sku":"9798297577206","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91587faf-d917-4f49-9da5-88c92c2c80d2.jpg?v=1761540723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dandelion-crossing-christopher-stanton-9798297577206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}