{"product_id":"the-walking-stick-walter-john-doherty-9798368239170","title":"The Walking Stick: A Mysterious Attraction: A Crutch or a Curse","description":"Jason Keane and his wife Ann had retired to Arizona. Sadly, shortly after, Ann died. Jason, now longing for more of a family connection, decides to move back east to be near his son's family in Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne July weekend, the Keane's go mountain climbing in the Adirondacks of New York. A mile up the trail, Jason stops and rests on a stump to take in the beautiful surroundings. When he starts back up, Jason stumbles. A branch breaks his fall, and he decides it would make for an excellent walking stick. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after adopting the branch as his walking stick, Jason encounters bizarre incidents and unexplainable experiences that would change the Keane family forever, and the lives of others, beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story combines paranormal activities with family dynamics, and internal conflict\u003cbr\u003eBoundaries of the traditional mystery novel where, not a person, but a branch from a downed stripped maple tree serves as the protagonist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Keanes are a typical middle class American family, that happens to experience bizarre activities and behaviors and brought to emotional collapse, by a simple branch found on a mountain trail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter John Doherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798368239170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Walter John Doherty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520703643903,"sku":"9798368239170","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_248263d0-8ee5-4478-86ab-4310e4cf8b7f.jpg?v=1762886623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-walking-stick-walter-john-doherty-9798368239170","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}