{"product_id":"9781557048431","title":"Ever After: A Father's True Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I've become convinced the physical life we must live out is but ephemeral. It gives me much comfort and has allowed for new experiences of a spiritual nature I've never had before.\" \u003cbr\u003e—William Wharton, from the Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August of 1988, heavy black smoke engulfed an Oregon highway, causing a massive 23-car pileup that claimed the lives of novelist William Wharton's 36-year-old daughter, her husband, and their two infant daughters. They'd been victims of field burning, a routine agricultural practice, and were burned alive in their van. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow could such a thing happen? And how could a father come to terms with such a loss? \u003cb\u003eEver After\u003c\/b\u003e, Wharton's first memoir, is his search for answers to these questions, written with the inspired simplicity that won him great acclaim for his novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057239408880,"sku":"9781557048431","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557048431_p0.jpg?v=1763761784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557048431","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}