{"product_id":"in-security-9781438480923","title":"In Security","description":"Gary Waldman is a grief-stricken former tennis coach slowly reentering the world after the death of his wife. As he struggles to remain a good father to his six-year-old son, Waldman finds unexpected comfort and stability in the rule-bound confines of the TSA, working as a Transportation Security Officer in upstate New York. But his life is turned upside down again after he uses CPR to bring a passenger back from the dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart airport thriller, part family drama, part love story, \u003ci\u003eIn Security\u003c\/i\u003e explores how those who strive to protect us are often unable to protect themselves. Can someone who does security work ever feel truly safe? As the novel races toward its conclusion, Waldman discovers the limits of what he can control, both at the checkpoint and under his own roof.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Schwarzschild\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eResponsible Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Family Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Journal of Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. At the University at Albany, State University of New York, he is Professor of English, Director of Creative Writing, and Fellow of the New York State Writers Institute.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913302905106,"sku":"9781438480923","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21868c3a-bdd2-48c5-ad16-5a3387b2917d.jpg?v=1738781623","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-security-9781438480923","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}