{"product_id":"9781491762417","title":"Surface Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the day he was born, Michael Sykes has had every whim indulged. A child of privilege, luxury, and unfulfilled expectations, he is a man driven to love—with varying degrees of success and failure. The unconditional mothering love of his widowed mother has set him up for seemingly impossible relationships with women. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn Australia, Michael works for the American Legation in Sydney and woos Anne, his \u003ci\u003efemme fatale\u003c\/i\u003e, yet eventually he will marry Gloria, but Anne will always remain for him a part of the unattainable brightness of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMichael and Anne, after the consummation of their relationship, join his best friend, Ralph (Gloria’s brother), in his sailboat and they are lost in a hurricane with Michael as the sole survivor. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFeeling desolate, Michael makes a slow recovery in hospital, but after studying for a year in Europe, he returns to Australia and marries Gloria, entering the brokerage business founded by his father. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCan this young man be healed and live up to the high expectations that his mother has held for him, or must he be forever condemned by a broken heart at the loss of Anne?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142609617136,"sku":"9781491762417","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491762417_p0.jpg?v=1763660197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491762417","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}