{"product_id":"9780307415066","title":"Donorboy: A Novel","description":"Rosalind had two mommies. Now, thanks to a tragic accident involving foodstuffs, she has none. And Sean, the sperm donor responsible for half her DNA (and nothing else), is taking custody. Rosalind finds herself adjusting to a new life that seems both hateful and surreal–she’s an orphan with a new father, surrounded by friends she is beginning to despise and well-meaning adults who succeed only in annoying her.\u003cbr\u003eSean made a donation fifteen years ago, and his life since has not gone according to plan. Thirty-five, single, and still grieving the loss of his own mother twenty-seven years ago, he decides to take on the overwhelming task of caring for an unhappy teenager he doesn’t know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold entirely through e-mail, instant messaging, journal entries, and other random communications, \u003ci\u003eDonorboy \u003c\/i\u003eis the comic, compellingly readable novel of how these two people learn to converse, cook, write heavy-metal songs, and nail windows shut on their way to becoming a family. Brendan Halpin has written a universal story of how we laugh, cry, and occasionally punch our way to a new life in the face of tragedy.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084684443888,"sku":"9780307415066","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307415066_p0.jpg?v=1763672338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307415066","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}