{"product_id":"river-card-joan-destino-9780615807027","title":"River Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho was she trying to fool? Herself? A little late for that. She had to win; her survival depended on it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you have what it takes to lose it all? Find out in Joan Destino's stunning debut novel, \u003ci\u003eRiver Card\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorgia Kassov Cates is a business woman, a wife, a mother...and a gambling addict. Desperate to recoup a devastating string of losses, she risks it all for one last game-a game that's abruptly halted when the Las Vegas casino succumbs to a freak blackout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorgia meets some fellow patrons of the Las Vegas casino, including the wealthy Melanie Nallis, a woman haunted by her horrific childhood; Zivah Koski, an enigmatic elderly holocaust survivor; Phillip Vance, a billionaire casino developer; and Milt Braverman, a professional poker player.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs they get to know each other, a connection is slowly revealed: postwar Germany, a time and place that is reflected in\u003ci\u003e River Card\u003c\/i\u003e's novel-within-a-novel, \u003ci\u003eAlexandra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternating between the opulence and depravity of 1940s Germany, and the glamor and baseness of 1990s Las Vegas, \u003ci\u003eRiver Card\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Georgia's mounting fears-both past and present-as she plays one last hand...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Destino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 061580702X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615807027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e On Demand Publishing, LLC-Create Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Joan Destino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119989092607,"sku":"9780615807027","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74943882-5c3c-4485-9eb2-e89f83a63f23.jpg?v=1687411970","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/river-card-joan-destino-9780615807027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}