{"product_id":"9780983563143","title":"Birthday Pie: A Novel","description":"\"Wooten's southern family of the Martindales can sit on a family heirloom mantle along side some of the greats (Glass Menagerie's Wingfields, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's Pollitts, Frankie Addams from The Member of the Wedding, or the Wingos from The Prince of Tides), yet still maintain a uniqueness of the author's voice that vividly allows us to 'know' these people.\" - Gregory Allen, Author, Playwright \u003cbr\u003e• * \u003cbr\u003e• * When Lex Martindale, a New York City writer, goes home to celebrate his birthday and say good-bye to his dying father, he struggles with whether or not to share with his eccentric Southern family news of his own life-threatening situation. \u003cbr\u003e• * \u003cbr\u003e• * As we travel through seventy years of the Martindales' rich and colorful history, unearthing forbidden loves, shattered hopes and tenacious dreams, we realize that this reunion is a volatile turning point in all of their lives. \u003cbr\u003e• * \u003cbr\u003e• * But as anger, resentments and jealousies erupt to the surface, it's their laughter and irreverent sense of humor that prevails allowing for a quiet healing in this bittersweet, moving portrait, of the all-American family. \u003cbr\u003e• * \u003cbr\u003e• *\"A delicious surprise! Birthday Pie is a clever, smartly written tale that once again proves how great a storyteller Arthur Wooten actually is. A tasty treat from beginning to end.\" - Greg Archer, The Huffington Post \u003cbr\u003e• * \u003cbr\u003e• *\u003cbr\u003e\"Birthday Pie is one of the most original, relevant and touching stories I have ever read.\" - Debbie Allen","brand":"Galaxias Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49964231917808,"sku":"9780983563143","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983563143","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}