{"product_id":"the-golden-boy","title":"The Golden Boy","description":"2026 B\u0026amp;N Discover Prize Finalist\n\nAn unexpected letter sends a man and his wife into their pasts―and offers them both a shot at redemption.\n\nAfter 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.\n\nStafford 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.\n\nReturning 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.\n\nSlyly funny and deeply moving, The Golden Boy is a captivating debut about love, mercy, and second chances.\n\"The Golden Boy is not just an astoundingly ambitious novel, but also―and more importantly, in my opinion―a wildly entertaining one, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. Bravo, Patricia Finn!\" ―Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1538776189\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1538776189.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Finn, Patricia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41505461633082,"sku":"DBV.1538776189.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1538776189-0.jpg?v=1783188529","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-golden-boy","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}