{"product_id":"2940148357315","title":"After Dad","description":"\"He was always there for me,\" Jenny Kovacek says in the opening of the novel After Dad, and indeed, her father is such a charismatic force in the family that despite his untimely passing, he continues to have a dynamic impact on his survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet mostly in   Southern California during the tumultuous 1960s, Ralph Cohen's debut novel tells the stories of the man's three children and widow as they cope with their loss.  Though missing, the father is never far from their minds, and during critical moments in their lives, he seems to reach out in various ways, from simple memories of touch and voice to artifacts left behind to a sense of his ongoing existence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow each of the family members responds to his lingering presence leads to results that are by turn comic, tragic and transformative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo of the book's chapters appeared previously in literary magazines, The Connecticut  Review and REAL.","brand":"Tattersall Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176473739504,"sku":"2940148357315","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148357315_p0.jpg?v=1763701893","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148357315","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}