{"product_id":"william-austen-9781737121916","title":"William Austen","description":"\u003cp\u003eContained within these pages is not a story. Rather it holds the confession of a man born into hardship, raised in dire straits and hardened by a life filled with turmoil and abuse. It feels good to be powerful, but at what cost... discover the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eriveting true-life tale of William Austen \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the life story of William Austen. Through the trauma of being bullied at school we journey into his defiant decision to join a street gang and learn to fight. After serving in the military he returns home and finds love with a young girl from an abusive home. Together they run and turn to crime. This is a story of gangsterism, drug culture and broken people. It holds the confession of a man born into hardship, raised in dire straits and hardened by a life filled with turmoil and abuse. It is a true life tale of love and loss, framed by vicious urges towards violence, crime and rampant drug abuse. William is enveloped by the need to BE something in a world that regards him as nothing. He finds purpose and meaning in the grace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof a stranger. His journey reveals his troubled relationship with his father as he struggles to make amends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fine Art Films\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737121916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.26d","brand":"Desmond Denton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084235440309,"sku":"9781737121916","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9b191763-5d3f-490b-86b0-ef4c0f9ba18f.jpg?v=1692112801","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/william-austen-9781737121916","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}