{"product_id":"9781480466838","title":"Waiting to Vanish: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA family heals in unexpected ways in the wake of senseless tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Porter is on the phone with his six-year-old son when he is struck by lightning and killed. It is a freak accident, without meaning or justice.\u003cbr\u003eAlex’s sudden death disintegrates his family. His mother takes off for a new life in California. His father descends into kleptomania. His ex-wife begins selling makeup door to door. His sister mourns by taking Sam, Alex’s son, on a journey into the family’s past, putting her own life on hold. Young Sam, who heard his own father die, has gone silent.\u003cbr\u003eNarrated from a symphony of perspectives, \u003ci\u003eWaiting to Vanish \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a family coping with devastating loss as they begin the brave, bruising business of getting on with it. In the process, they discover their own paths through life.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131285291248,"sku":"9781480466838","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480466838_p0.jpg?v=1763619888","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480466838","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}