{"product_id":"9781429974257","title":"The Martian Child: A Novel About A Single Father Adopting A Son","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Novel about a Single Father Adopting a Son\u003cbr\u003eBased on a True Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Oh. One more thing: Dennis thinks he's a  Martian . . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon-to-be parents are instructed to \"expect the unexpected.\" Good advice, it turns out. Especially for the anxious or apprehensive parent who is considering adoption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can one know about an adopted child?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll David Gerrold \u003ci\u003eknew \u003c\/i\u003efor certain was that he wanted to be a parent. As a single gay man he thought adoption would be the most direct route to fatherhood. But he soon found out-to both his joy and dismay-that the emotional route to fatherhood was anything but direct. In fact, it was a roller-coaster ride that changed his life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he first saw the picture of eight-year-old Dennis beaming up at him from the photograph in the adoption book, David \u003ci\u003eknew \u003c\/i\u003ethis was the boy for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut these were the facts: Abandoned as an infant by drug-addicted parents. Documented abuse. Shuffled from one foster home to another. Deficit hyperactivity disorder. Ritalin to control his violent emotional outbursts. For his antisocial behavior: Disipramine. The conclusion from experts: Dennis was \"hard to place.\" A polite bureaucratic euphemism for unadoptable. It was a depressing assessment that David could not-\u003ci\u003ewould no\u003c\/i\u003et-accept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe needed Dennis. And he believed Dennis needed him. It was that simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the reality of single fatherhood set in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searingly honest, funny, moving, and heartfelt portrait of the joys and perils of parenting, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Child\u003c\/i\u003e is David Gerrold's valentine to the redemptive value of love,in this case a father's love for his son. A son who thinks he's a Martian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154124062960,"sku":"9781429974257","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429974257_p0.jpg?v=1769903141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429974257","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}