{"product_id":"waiting-for-the-music-garfield-mcrae-9781038360922","title":"Waiting for the Music","description":"Waiting for the Music is a poignant coming-of-age story that follows the ups and downs of a boy growing up in the prairies. Over two decades, from the late 1930s to the late 1950s, we follow Benjamin Timothy as he faces various challenges in life and tries to forge his own path from childhood to adolescence and into adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom early life in a small rural town to working in the big city, Benjamin navigates various relationships and the complexities of a dysfunctional family. After losing his father to World War II, he witnesses the decline of his mentally unstable mother, endures abuse from his cousin, finds and loses friends, and eventually pursues his dream of becoming a schoolteacher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis literary work will resonate with anyone who's grown up on the prairies-or any closeknit community-and struggled through trying times to overcome a childhood fraught with loss and grief. Benjamin's search for independence springs forth with a universal message of hope and redemption-as he finally hears the music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garfield McRae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1038360927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781038360922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Garfield McRae","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517232886015,"sku":"9781038360922","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6927e728-f028-4c35-b421-0b8d8dd9bb79.jpg?v=1778730808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waiting-for-the-music-garfield-mcrae-9781038360922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}