{"product_id":"9781451618082","title":"Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA searing account of a father’s struggle to save his remarkable son from a rare heart condition that threatens his life—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“a powerful and lyric portrait of a son and a vibrant family” (Toni Morrison).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDamon Weber is a brilliant kid—a skilled actor and a natural leader at school. Born with a congenital heart defect that required surgery when he was a baby, Damon’s spirit and independence have always been a source of pride to his parents, who vigilantly look for any signs of danger. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnbowed by frequent medical checkups, Damon proves to be a talent on stage, appears in David Milch’s HBO series \u003ci\u003eDeadwood\u003c\/i\u003e, and maintains an active social life, whenever he has the energy. But running through Damon’s coming-of-age in the shadow of affliction is another story: his father Doron’s relentless search for answers in a race against time. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmortal Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring, gorgeously written memoir of a father’s fight to save his son’s life.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155787333872,"sku":"9781451618082","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451618082_p0.jpg?v=1763842091","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451618082","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}