{"product_id":"2940013993563","title":"The Running Waves","description":"It’s the summer of 1994. O.J. Simpson is chased in his white Bronco, the Beastie Boys have just released Ill Communication, and the Major League Baseball strike is looming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 19-year-old Colin Brennan living in Silver Shores Cape Cod, summertime should be one of the best times of his young life. But the beautiful scenery is instead a constant reminder of what happened the previous year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColin is haunted by the memory of a tragic accident that took the lives of his two best friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife is spiraling out of control for Colin, a former lifeguard once headed to college on a swimming scholarship, but now works as a shoe salesman. He started drinking so he could remember his friends - now he drinks to forget them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColin’s 23-year-old brother Dermot wants to help his little brother, but he can’t even help himself. He’s dealing with his own loss – a breakup with the girl he thought was “the one.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter spending the winter in Ireland writing for a newspaper and trying to forget Francesca, Dermot returns to “The Shores” to work at the Island Ferry parking lot. He talks a lot about becoming a writer, but will he ever write?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Brennan brothers were raised by loving parents who stressed the motto “Love one another and stick together”. But they are quickly drifting apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere are these brothers going?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith mixed tapes representing the soundtrack of the Brennan brothers’ lives, and humor used to mask their problems, The Running Waves is a novel about unresolved grief, substance abuse, break-ups, young love, baseball, movies, brotherly relationships, and the thorny road to redemption.","brand":"Publishing Works, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079745716464,"sku":"2940013993563","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013993563_p0.jpg?v=1763598577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013993563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}