{"product_id":"the-pale-patrick-reynolds-9798993760209","title":"The Pale","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the rules still hold-but no longer make sense?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Desmond didn't choose what happened to his life. Now he must choose what to do about it. All of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dead wife. More questions than answers. Prying eyes. Expectations he never agreed to meet. Where does a life like that even begin again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pale is a novel about grief, restraint, and the quiet violence of composure. With dark humor and emotional precision, it follows a man whose carefully ordered life begins to fracture, revealing the cost of politely smiling and nodding without ever getting the joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what's the solution?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA midlife motorcycle trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993760209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nfb Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Patrick Reynolds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588508659967,"sku":"9798993760209","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pale-patrick-reynolds-9798993760209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}