{"product_id":"9781569477106","title":"How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets","description":"\u003cb\u003eA struggling musician suddenly finds himself father to a teenage boy, in this “compelling” novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fathers never forget seeing their kids for the first time. But Evan is greeting his son, Dean, fourteen years late. Dean’s mother ran off to another city long ago—and now that she’s passed away, Dean has arrived in Seattle. Evan becomes a single parent in an instant.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Back in the day, he was lead guitarist for a hot band with a hit single. At thirty-one, he gets by as a guitar instructor to middle-aged guys, and does menial work in a music shop. He also struggles with his feelings about being viewed as a slacker by his heart-surgeon dad and his successful-lawyer brother—as well as with the epilepsy that could cause a seizure at any moment.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Now, with Dean in the picture, some things are going to have to change—and both of them will have some growing up to do—in this “engrossing family drama” from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Sudden Light \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonus content: Incudes a conversation between Garth and his editor, Bryan Devendorf, drummer for The National\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128768512240,"sku":"9781569477106","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781569477106_p0.jpg?v=1763790694","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781569477106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}