{"product_id":"strange-skies-9780061233913","title":"Strange Skies","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat kind of man would lie to his own wife about having cancer? A man desperate to avoid being saddled with life's responsibilities. A man like Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a miserable October afternoon, as he stares down at his brother's whiny new baby, Paul realizes he's run out of excuses. His wife wants a family, but the last thing Paul wants is dirty diapers and a constantly screaming stranger robbing him of sleep. Then a lump is discovered on his arm, and with a little elaboration, the parenthood question is rendered moot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the dwindling time he pretends he's got left, he intends to start looking out for number one. But his \"cancer vacation\" hits a snag when he meets a mother and son in an airport bar who turn everything around--and even bring Paul to the brink of a life he thought he never wanted--because sometimes a man's got to lose himself completely to discover who he really is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061233913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2007 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2007 pg. 686\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Matt Marinovich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798367436981,"sku":"9780061233913","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dba4e597-ad37-4cea-924b-fb475881d17e.jpg?v=1758638311","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/strange-skies-9780061233913","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}