{"product_id":"false-fathers-tam-may-9780998197968","title":"False Fathers: A 19th-Century Coming-of-Age Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery young man needs a father figure in his life. Jake just lost his.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaxwood, 1898: At nineteen, Jake Alderdice loses his grandfather, the only paternal figure he ever knew. His mother expects him to take his place as the new head of the family but Jake hardly has the qualities expected of a Gilded Age patriarch. He is contemplative rather than aggressive, hesitant instead of ambitious, and artistic rather than materialistic. And now, he has no one to guide him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the family fulfills Malcolm Alderdice's last request - to visit Waxwood, the coastal town where he wooed and won Penelope Alderdice - Jake befriends an older but illusive man prepared to teach him all he needs to know about Gilded Age manhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is his new mentor all he claims to be? Or is he a wolf in sheep's clothing bent on leading Jake into a diabolical version of the Gilded Age man?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Jake discover the true meaning of Gilded Age masculinity or redefine it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of the Waxwood Series is a touching coming-of-age story set during the unsettling years of America's late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet \u003cem\u003eFalse Fathers\u003c\/em\u003e today and read about Jake's rocky road to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WAXWOOD SERIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Specter (Waxwood Series: Book 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePathfinding Women (Waxwood Series: Book 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDandelions (Waxwood Series: Book 4)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tam May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998197963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998197968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dreambook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.54d","brand":"Tam May","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850263376127,"sku":"9780998197968","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/false-fathers-tam-may-9780998197968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}