{"product_id":"saint-susan-david-richard-smith-9781763853959","title":"Saint Susan: Mesa My Heart","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Novel About Forbidden Love. And Cafeteria Food.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1980... The Dean is out to get you, your girlfriend's dad is a cop, and your best friend just got tickets to see Pink Floyd and wants to know if you'd like to drop acid while staring at a giant talking asshole. What could possibly go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Susan\u003c\/i\u003e is the prequel to David R. Smith's campus novel \u003ci\u003eThe Campbell Club\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). We find a young Robbie Gray again navigating a campus, this time the Kickshaw Preparatory School for Boys in Southern California.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Robbie Gray, the young con-man and habitual liar, who gets a golden ticket out of Florida to attend Kickshaw Preparatory School For Boys in California. He meets Jonah, the Malibu Mafia surfer, William, the Artist and D \u0026amp; D Dungeon Master, Christian the athlete and pot head and rock and roll aficionado, and Cadogan, the ladies' man and stud-meister.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then there is Susan. I can't say too much about her, no spoilers.\u003cbr\u003eFor all the frivolity, at its core, \u003ci\u003eSaint Susan\u003c\/i\u003e is about the quest for friendship and love in a lonely world, where success is everything, fear of disappointing a parent can ruin a life, and overpowering emotion is only a kiss away. Life is fleeting and we lose people we love along the way on this journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Richard Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763853950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763853959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Meta Mad Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.77d","brand":"David Richard Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066627666175,"sku":"9781763853959","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3d397eb-560f-411a-ab73-d260c71e6692.jpg?v=1768679523","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saint-susan-david-richard-smith-9781763853959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}