{"product_id":"the-misbirth-d-b-moffatt-9781596301030","title":"The Misbirth","description":"A pair of high school seniors are pressured into a blind date. They end up in the back seat of a car and pregnant. The mores of 50's Americana mandate they drop out of high school and marry. They have a baby girl.Both are emotionally unstable before meeting. A marriage in Hell only throws gasoline on already smoldering embers.Meanwhile, a young man gets brutally beaten up in an after school fight.He vows never to be humiliated again.He man enrolls in a martial arts school. During his freshman and sophomore years, he spends more time in the dojo than in the classroom. His prowess becomes lethal. However, it comes at a price. He is flunking out of high school.Home for Thanksgiving, a friend tells him how seriously his school takes its sports program. In particular, the Director of Admissions is a big wrestling fan.With help from his mother he secures an interview at that prep school. Impressed by his tryout, the Director of Admissions offers admittance, scholarship, and a personal tutor to help him prepare for the SAT's. The tutor is a twenty-seven year old Yale post grad then studying for her PhD in English Lit. When not in the dojo, the young man spends time with a senior who has taken him under his wing. The senior's older brother runs an illegal drug operation. The young man becomes ensnared in the world of dealing leading to a violent conclusion revealing surprise relationships among the actors.THE MISBIRTH\" has been written for screenplay adaptation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. B. Moffatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596301031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596301030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beachhouse Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"D. B. Moffatt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474118787327,"sku":"9781596301030","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e6d8af9-dd13-488a-87a7-d0881b74bc3f.jpg?v=1762315029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-misbirth-d-b-moffatt-9781596301030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}