{"product_id":"the-blackfish-inheritance-thomas-wolfson-9780692371978","title":"The Blackfish Inheritance","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the life of author Thomas Wolfson, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackfish Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping bildungsroman about a man attempting to escape from the outsize influence of his father and come into his own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeon's travails begin with a privileged upbringing in New York City's Upper East Side, marred by spectacular family feuds between his famously eccentric father, a renowned artist and writer, and his blue-blooded mother.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternately serious, hilarious, and poignant, Leon evokes the iconic Holden Caulfield and Jack Kerouac as he struggles with alienation and a lack of direction as a young student before heading to Los Angeles. There he works in the plumbing business, tries on the life of an insurance agent, and eventually becomes involved in a cult. Returning to the East Coast, Leon longs for a loving reconciliation with his difficult father. Even after his father's gone, Leon finds himself wrestling with his ghost-with the help of a Wampanoag medicine man.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis lyrically written creative nonfiction novel encompasses a range of intriguing themes, including elitism, the tumultuous '60s, the insurance industry, shamanism, spirituality, Carl Jung, and psychology- offering a compelling journey through human interactions to which everyone can relate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Wolfson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692371974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692371978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Loagy Bay Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.77d","brand":"Thomas Wolfson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981114343679,"sku":"9780692371978","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1220886e-a8d8-4e30-bfb7-1cddcffdc682.jpg?v=1683253734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blackfish-inheritance-thomas-wolfson-9780692371978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}