{"product_id":"papa-and-fidel-karl-alexander-9780765326751","title":"Papa and Fidel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel about fathers and sons, hope and redemption, the author of \u003ci\u003eTime After Time\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly evokes cultural icons in a thriller that captures the essence of its famous protagonists in a poignant, compelling drama that just might have been true. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCuba, 1957: Ernest Hemingway, long a resident of Cuba, is past his prime, feeling old, and fighting the twin problems of liver disease and writer's block. Then he meets Fidel Castro, who, in the Sierra Maestra mountains, is building a growing force of idealistic young guerrillas, determined to overthrow the corrupt, bloated regime of Generalissimo Fulgencio Batista. After Castro wins his revolution and takes power, he and Hemingway grow to respect and admire each other, and Hemingway helps Castro heal his relationship with his estranged son Fidelito, showing the boy how to throw a curve ball, something that eluded his father and kept him from pitching in the major leagues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eTime After Time\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a rousing novel that brings a famous author to vivid life in a great story of a memorable time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765326752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765326751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Karl Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086835101951,"sku":"9780765326751","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_480e5219-2eb1-4b01-99b9-cca9eafc867f.jpg?v=1769096855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/papa-and-fidel-karl-alexander-9780765326751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}