{"product_id":"before-the-wind-9780307949356","title":"Before the Wind","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Johannssens are a sailing family: adventurous, fanatical, and, for now, a complete and total mess. Ruby, a prodigiously talented skipper, has taken off for Africa. Bernard is god-knows-where at sea. And at thirty-one years old, Josh Johannssen, the middle child, is fixing up an old family boat and trying to figure out where it all went wrong. When Josh's father coaxes his children home for one last yacht race, the Johannssens find themselves reunited under thrilling circumstances that will change the course of their lives. \u003ci\u003eBefore the Wind \u003c\/i\u003eis a funny, tender, and big-hearted novel about a gifted, volatile family whose love for the sea rivals their love for each other.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Lynch is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Highest Tide, Border Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTruth Like the Sun, \u003c\/i\u003eall of which were adapted for the stage. He's won the Indies Choice Honor Book Award and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award and was a finalist for the Dashiell Hammett Prize. Lynch lives and sails with his wife in Olympia, Washington. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.jimlynchbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319088845074,"sku":"9780307949356","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84b7f127-54d0-47ea-a41f-d327f85d7259.jpg?v=1727564332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/before-the-wind-9780307949356","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}