{"product_id":"surrogates-t-w-patrick-9780595709601","title":"Surrogates","description":"When Ann Carpenter dies, her family is torn apart, and they grasp at anything to keep them afloat in her absence. It takes four years for her husband, Bobby \"Carp\" Carpenter, to come to his senses and try to bring his derailed family back together. But there are many challenges in the way of Carp and the success he would like to achieve.\u003cp\u003e In those four years, Carp's two children decide they no longer want anything to do with him. His son, Ben, immerses himself in his studies. His daughter, Lisa, has filled the void left by a dead mother and an absent father with an older boy named Joe Don Hatch, who takes full advantage of her vulnerability. Carp struggles to get through to his children but must focus on other things when a bookie he placed bets with turns up dead. The police focus on Carp, accusing him of the murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's up to Davis, a longtime family friend and a Vietnam veteran, to rescue his beleaguered buddy and adopted family. But to do so, Davis must face off with both the law and the underground lords of illegal gambling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. W. Patrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595709605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595709601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T. W. Patrick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48435582107903,"sku":"9780595709601","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8ef8db9-deee-42c4-a821-075a8fb32681.jpg?v=1777151341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/surrogates-t-w-patrick-9780595709601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}