{"product_id":"9780985622763","title":"Christmas Karma","description":"\u003ci\u003eChristmas Karma\u003c\/i\u003e is author Gerald Everett Jones's homage to Anne Tyler, whom he regards as his literary mother. It's about the travails of a dysfunctional family around the holidays, narrated by an angel who has a wicked sense of humor. Main character Willa Nawicki is bewildered by a series of curious karmic events that literally ring her doorbell during the frantic season, awakening years-old resentments and stimulating ever-more-intense personal confrontations. These bizarre visitations include a grizzled old man claiming to be her father, who has been missing for some thirty years but now says the title to the family home is in his name - \u003ci\u003eand now he wants the place back.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the angel observes, \"The surest way to invoke the laughter of the universe is to make plans, particularly devious ones.\"","brand":"La Puerta Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49964289982704,"sku":"9780985622763","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985622763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}