{"product_id":"prodigal-paperback-1","title":"Prodigal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhyllis Gobbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the Fourth of July, 2000. In a small Southern town, fireworks light the sky above the City Park, while down the street, a smaller flash of light changes everything for 19-year-old Connor Burdette. He has just lost the girl he loves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, buying beer at the Back Home Market, he becomes an accomplice to a shooting. Out of desperation, he runs. It will take ten years and a death to bring him back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut it's so hard to come home.\u003c\/b\u003e The town still blames him for his part in the convenience store shooting. His wealthy grandmother's will, leaving her fortune to Connor, only causes tension in the family. The Burdettes are caught in the fierce push and pull of loyalties and deception. And like the gun that washes up in a rainstorm, family secrets won't stay buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nikki, who is married to Connor's brother, Russ, has kept the most powerful secret of all. Connor has to face his past, his cowardice at the convenience store, and his betrayal of his brother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the Back Home Market, where it all began, Connor is given one last chance to redeem himself, to be forgiven, and to forgive himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProdigal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a modern-day retelling of an age-old story, unique in the context of a Southern family. Told by multiple narrators, \u003ci\u003eProdigal\u003c\/i\u003e is about forgiveness, redemption, and the sacrifice that love demands.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Gobbell writes a little bit of everything--mysteries, true crimes, short stories, creative nonfiction, and fiction. Her award-winning stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003e2 Bridges Review, Bellevue Review, Zone 3, Red Mud Review, Coastal Shelf, Tetrahedra, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomeWorks\u003c\/i\u003e. She received Tennessee's Individual Artist Award for Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreachery in Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e, the third book in her \u003ci\u003eJordan Mayfair Mystery Series\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Silver Falchion Award for Best Cozy Mystery.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.99 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456767803570,"sku":"9781592114788","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/PJF2ZoGNoq9781592114788.webp?v=1783048738","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/prodigal-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}