{"product_id":"magical-ballyglass-other-stories-w-a-polf-9781475143737","title":"Magical Ballyglass \u0026 Other Stories","description":"How does Nelson, a 10-year-old California boy, cope when his father disappears and his mother lies dangerously ill? What happens when 20-something Allison seeks relief from a boring trip in rural Ireland with her husband and in-laws by taking a walk and getting lost? Why does Jack, a man in his 40s now living in New York, spend a rainy afternoon obsessing over his life 20 years earlier in San Francisco in the 1960s? In W.A. Polf's seven-story collection, Magical Ballyglass and Other Stories, these and other characters confront pivotal moments in their lives, and their responses change them. Nelson reaches a profound conclusion about his relationship to the world that shapes his psyche forever. The wandering of Allison in the title story causes her to take a big risk that will deeply transform her life. Jack's reminiscing triggers a sudden insight into why he never returned to San Francisco as he had planned. Life is about choices - and choices determine fate. The emotions and consequences triggered by the actions of the people in these stories may be fiction. But the anxiety, uncertainty and struggle for self-awareness of the book's characters as they face their circumstances are as wrenching as reality itself. W. A. Polf is a retired hospital executive, living in New York, N.Y., with his wife Robin. He is a native Californian who moved to New York many years ago. He graduated from San Francisco State University and Syracuse University, where he received a Ph.D. in American History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. A. Polf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475143737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475143737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d","brand":"W. A. Polf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458595434751,"sku":"9781475143737","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92f7e533-0cf0-4d55-9208-c0bef185b732.jpg?v=1777405401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magical-ballyglass-other-stories-w-a-polf-9781475143737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}