{"product_id":"still-points-barry-lee-swanson-9781737285502","title":"Still Points","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip Zumwalt is an accomplished musician, poet, and idealist-a dreamer. Fresh out of college in 1940, he takes a job as a music teacher in a small, rural Illinois town. His plan is to teach for a few years hoping to save enough money to finance his dreams: go to Chicago to become a professional musician and get his pilot's license. These dreams dominate his thoughts until one summer night when he meets Elinor Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip and Elinor's forbidden romance-and the specter of war hanging over the country-put Philip's dreams on hold. When he enlists in the Army Air Force, the gifted artist goes on an unpredictable journey of lost innocence. Life and death hang in the balance as he overcomes his fears and spiritual doubts in a desperate effort to survive aerial combat in the maelstrom of the Southwest Pacific Theater. In the end, a single dream remains for Philip: to return home to the woman he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased upon the World War II diaries of the real Philip Zumwalt, this debut novel is a bittersweet tale of the transcendent power of love and reminds us of the immense sacrifices made by the men and women of that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Lee Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737285509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737285502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boathouse Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Barry Lee Swanson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055589060863,"sku":"9781737285502","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23c59318-a810-4440-9000-27f91b416003.jpg?v=1685036659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/still-points-barry-lee-swanson-9781737285502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}