{"product_id":"ever-after-a-fathers-true-story-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? \u003cem\u003eEver After\u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWharton, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA self-described painter who writes, William Wharton is the pen name for the author of two memoirs--\u003cem\u003eHouseboat on the Seine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEver After\u003c\/em\u003e--as well as eight novels--\u003cem\u003eBirdy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Midnight Clear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScumbler\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePride\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTidings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFranky Furbo\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLast Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e. His works have been acclaimed worldwide and have been translated into over fifteen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356353007890,"sku":"9781557048431","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1bdc4696-8e66-4490-a796-f09cc7a478a5.jpg?v=1728309277","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ever-after-a-fathers-true-story-9781557048431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}