{"product_id":"the-singer-and-his-songs-rivers-deke-rivers-9781450217934","title":"The Singer and His Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first time Chris Wild sees an electric guitar, it is as if he has found a long-lost friend. As soon as he touches the smooth surface of the guitar and his fingers wrap around its neck, his life changes forever. It is the mid-1950s in Australia when Chris realizes he possesses a musical gift and joins the teenage band, the Offenders -- never realizing he has just embarked on a life-spanning career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to leave the Offenders behind when his family emigrates to Canada, Chris never hears that their first single has become an Australian chart-topping hit. In Canada, Chris receives no support for his musical talents and reluctantly studies to become an architectural technician. While assisting with the design of a recording studio, his innate musical gift is revealed during a solo midnight session overheard by the studio executives. Suddenly, Chris is launched back into the musical world and into a life of stardom. As he inspires thousands all over the world with his new album, Chris's old girlfriend from Australia resurfaces and he must determine how to reconcile his original muse, April, with his new lover, Sarah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFate can be capricious, especially when someone lives in two different worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rivers Deke Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450217931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450217934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Rivers Deke Rivers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458382606591,"sku":"9781450217934","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_529c53dd-645d-4037-805c-8a3975695574.jpg?v=1777404099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-singer-and-his-songs-rivers-deke-rivers-9781450217934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}