{"product_id":"the-golden-boy-9781538782545","title":"The Golden Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is not just an astoundingly ambitious novel, but also\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand more importantly, in my opinion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea wildly entertaining one, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. Bravo, Patricia Finn!\" ―Richard Russo, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e and the North Bath \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unexpected letter sends a man and his wife into their pasts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand offers them both a shot at redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After an involuntary retirement from his high-flying Hollywood career, Stafford Hopkins has retreated to a luxury estate on Maui, along with his wife Agnes, both grimly resigned to life in a paradise where neither feels fully at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stafford is ready to retreat into himself, too, when a letter arrives with shocking news. Stafford has been named guardian of four children he didn't know existed: the grandchildren of his late childhood friend, Bobby Shepherd, whose ghost Stafford can no longer ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Returning to both the hardscrabble farming town and the dark secret he'd tried to forget for decades, Stafford is forced to confront his past in order to rebuild his future--and to redirect the fates of his family and the four young people suddenly in his care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Slyly funny and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating debut about love, mercy, and second chances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17917998\"\u003ePatricia Finn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cardinal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538782545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538782545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045040\"\u003eFamily Life | Parenthood \u0026amp; Children\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC141000\"\u003eDeath, Grief, Bereavement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Finn\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, ghostwriter, editor, and consultant who has worked in various capacities on non-fiction, episodic television and feature films, including adaptions of original material from Alice Munro and Carol Shields amongst others. She completed post-graduate work in English and Classics with a focus on Aristotle and Athenian tragedy. She has both Canadian and American roots and now lives in Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cardinal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52939387601195,"sku":"9781538782545","price":33.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/img_53be7e17-ea30-4148-9d7c-1d07e8137bdf.jpg?v=1774024245","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-golden-boy-9781538782545","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}