{"product_id":"obriens-broken-play-9781632997500","title":"O'Brien's Broken Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou're going to get knocked down. Getting back up is what counts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Tom O'Brien-disciplined, motivated, the star of his 1965 high school football team, and about to be recruited by Ohio State. But when Tom gets injured and is unable to play, he finds himself at a crossroads during a turbulent time in American history. With increasing self-doubt and uncertainty, he tries to reconcile the loss of a dream with the search for a new purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom journeys through a sharply divided country, from suburban Ohio and Kent State to Hawaii, Los Angeles, and beyond. He protests the Vietnam War, engages in intellectual debates, and experiments with different ways of life, reinventing not only his identity but also the values that shape his existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Johns's debut novel follows one young man's search for meaning, delving deep into the burgeoning counterculture, political upheaval, and generational divides that mark the late '60s and early '70s. \u003cem\u003eO'Brien's Broken Play \u003c\/em\u003eis an intensely human story of reframing the All-American dream and embracing an alternative fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e River Grove Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632997500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Robert Johns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251439730869,"sku":"9781632997500","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d358f651-870f-49d6-b066-574514f09e1c.jpg?v=1699372887","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/obriens-broken-play-9781632997500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}