{"product_id":"the-mould-maker-tami-lou-castillo-9781923765115","title":"The Mould Maker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI looked up in wonder at the domes lining the ceiling of the Cinerama theatre, so proud my dad was their maker. The mould maker.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTami Lou grows up longing to be close to her father, only to watch him drift further into the self-destructive storm of a long-held secret. Through multi-day absences, divorce and remarriage, Tami Lou continues to follow her dad, willing to share him with his new family so long as she gets her share. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when his unreliability descends into reckless ambitions, bankruptcy and near-homelessness, Tami Lou has to accept that he may never become the father she longs for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years later, Tami Lou is finally let into her father's secret life: where Roy once stood, now there is Connie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy spent his life creating moulds for beautiful things yet was never able to do the same for himself. Connie is a woman finally comfortable in her own skin after sixty years in the wrong body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut can Connie's courage in becoming the person she truly is heal decades worth of hurt between parent and child? Or is it too late? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a daughter's search for her authentic father and the unconditional love that shapes us - if only we allow it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tami Lou Castillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923765116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923765115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hembury Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Tami Lou Castillo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743220543743,"sku":"9781923765115","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mould-maker-tami-lou-castillo-9781923765115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}