{"product_id":"standing-outside-of-life-scott-gibson-9781502980199","title":"Standing Outside of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-seven-year-old Alexandra \"ZeeZee\" Hayward and her older brother, Mitchell, live in their childhood home, drifting aimlessly through existence. Mitchell works in a furniture warehouse, while ZeeZee is an assistant manager at the Gingerbread Cottage day care-a job with few challenges or demands. Theirs is a curiously isolated existence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world, however, is about to intrude on the siblings' aimless routine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA casual flirtation with the father of one of her day care charges plunges ZeeZee into a series of clandestine meetings-which become more problematic as she befriends her lover's soon-to-be ex-wife. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven as ZeeZee juggles her emotionally conflicted new relationships, she and Mitchell are blindsided by the return of their long-absent father. Mitchell's response is angry and unforgiving, while ZeeZee's initial hostility changes to curiosity about the parent she never knew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Mitchell eventually tries to bribe their father into disappearing, ZeeZee wonders where her brother found the money. Is he connected to the series of armed robberies plaguing the town? And if so, what can a loving sister do about it?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTold from ZeeZee's often bemused perspective, \u003ci\u003eStanding Outside of Life\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the pleasure, perils, and glorious messiness of learning to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1502980193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781502980199\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 02\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.84d","brand":"Scott Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459066278143,"sku":"9781502980199","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de99f5c5-b3eb-4e20-a299-53400c7daed9.jpg?v=1777407906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standing-outside-of-life-scott-gibson-9781502980199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}