{"product_id":"2940169267617","title":"Flying at Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn emotionally charged debut novel of a family on the brinkamp;mdash;an autistic child, his determined mother, and her distant fatheramp;mdash;who learn that when your world changes, you find out who you really are. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile she was growing up, Piper's father, Lance \"the Silver Eagle\" Whitman, became a national hero piloting a plane through an emergency landing. But at home, he was a controlling and overbearing presence in her life, raining emotional and verbal abuse upon the entire family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's no surprise, then, that as an adult, Piper has poured all of her energy into creating a warm and loving home for her own family, while catering to her son Fred's ever-growing idiosyncrasies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Lance has a heart attack, leaving him with a brain injuryamp;mdash;and dependent upon Piper for his careamp;mdash;just before tests confirm Piper's suspicions that Fred is on the autism spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful and extraordinary novel, Flying at Night gives voice to Fred, trying to find his place in a world that doesn't quite understand him; to Lance, who's lost what made him the man he was, for better and worse; and to Piper, who, while desperately trying to navigate the shifting landscape around her, watches as her son and father start to connectamp;mdash;in the most miraculous ways. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161141330160,"sku":"2940169267617","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169267617_p0.jpg?v=1763771548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169267617","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}