{"product_id":"dorians-quarterback-mary-taylor-9798985474947","title":"Dorian's Quarterback","description":"\"This work's thoughtful, delicate prose paves a promising way for future installments.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeth Lawrence was a preppy tomboy who would never be a debutante. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sensitive outsider in search of love and belonging she was raised by stoic older parents; abusive older siblings; and unspoken intergenerational trauma with a family history of alcoholism. She found solace in books; her friends; and the holidays and summers when she got to see Hope and Little Will, and compete in sailboat races on Narraganset Bay with Kim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlways compared to her perfect older brother George, she studied hard, got good grades and finally learned how to stand up to bullies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn July of 1979, her parents suddenly sold everything, and moved to a small isolated town in rural New Hampshire. Like a piece of furniture, they lifted her out of the only life and home she had ever known without explanation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 14, alone and insecure at home and in the world, Beth continued to search for identity, love and belonging. In the face of grief and loss and sudden death, she struggled to cope and find ways to orient herself in this big unfurling pattern of the unfamiliar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her encounters with different people, she made new friends; fell for Toby; and learned that everyone, even the people she idolized all have challenges and demons they must face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8985474944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985474947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022","brand":"Mary Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076151963903,"sku":"9798985474947","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b71e82f9-e59c-4a08-a7f0-58d8e4b8eb73.jpg?v=1685463471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dorians-quarterback-mary-taylor-9798985474947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}