{"product_id":"the-stone-must-break-jean-lee-porter-9780595697434","title":"The Stone Must Break","description":"Pearl Harbor and the tentacles of Word War II turn San Francisco into a raucous, electrifying city. Twenty-year-old Carmel St. John moves into this maelstrom with dreams of winning the heart of Dr. Phillip Barron and becoming a big band singer.\u003cp\u003e There, Carmel meets Caesar Almalto, a black-market kingpin, and Jerry Cassidy, a musician who helps her and hopes to win her love. Nightclub life, lust, and murder swirl around her, as does her tenuous relationship with Phillip, who leaves as a commissioned officer aboard the first hospital ship in the Pacific theater. A family crisis threatens to destroy Carmel's dreams when she is called home to San Jose to manage the family's 1,100-acre ranch during the war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Must Break\u003c\/i\u003e tells the saga of two families, the St. Johns and the Barrons, as they grapple with tragedy, love, and responsibility in a world at war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Lee Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595697437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595697434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Lee Porter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47473807950079,"sku":"9780595697434","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a8b9be1-cd24-41f2-a437-329b2d583f3c.jpg?v=1762313073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stone-must-break-jean-lee-porter-9780595697434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}