{"product_id":"poet-of-the-wrong-generation-9780997404203","title":"Poet Of The Wrong Generation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It's not that I don't love you, and my tears are yet to dry. But you can't go back and forth forever and we've already said goodbye.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough these words, a young poet unearths his musical soul while severing ties with the woman he loves after her stunning betrayal. Unknowingly, in writing this ballad of liberation, he will soon evolve as one of the fastest rising stars on the pop music landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe year is 1991; the place, New York City. Here we meet Johnny Elias, a college student from Brooklyn with boundless adoration for two things in life: timeless popular music, and the heart of a sweet, complicated young woman who is clearly out of his league.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMegan Price not only is the object of Johnny's affection, but also the only daughter of New York's most powerful PR woman: the indomitable Katherine Price.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjecting that her daughter's boyfriend will never live up to the family standard, Katherine cleverly perpetrates a series of duplicitous schemes to rid Johnny from her high-class world. But in her callous disregard, she inadvertently sets him on a determined course to his improbable musical destiny - while sending her own daughter spiraling down a path of devastation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoet of the Wrong Generation\u003c\/em\u003e tells the symmetrical story of a lovable underdog and his meteoric rise to stardom, his humiliating downfall and his unprecedented attempt to reclaim his place as the unlikely musical spokesman for his generation. At the heart of Poet is a tale of star-crossed lovers and their struggle with unforeseen success and disillusionment, in an attempt to rediscover lasting harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniquely integrating a variety of original song compositions, \u003cem\u003ePoet\u003c\/em\u003e projects the epic clash between true contentment and the fable of stardom's rewards; a nostalgic journey through the major events of the 1990s, with a cherished cast of characters and a stunningly unpredictable conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOstrow, Lonnie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Lonnie Ostrow has been an innovator, storyteller, promoter and celebrity-insider for more than two decades. With Poet Of The Wrong Generation, he combines all his unique experiences to bring you a novel of love \u0026amp; betrayal, music \u0026amp; fanfare, downfall \u0026amp; redemption -- a fable of stardom's rewards, set in New York City during the 1990s. Since 2001, Mr. Ostrow has been the publicity\/marketing director \u0026amp; researcher for the iconic best-selling novelist Barbara T. Bradford. He also serves as an editorial and marketing consultant for a collection of first-time authors through The Editorial Department. Previously he served as a PR executive, promoting an assortment of first-time celebrity authors. From 1995 - 2001, Mr. Ostrow was widely credited with inventing the -living celebrity postal phenomenon.- In all, he worked with more than 40 legendary personalities, creating media events to celebrate their postal recognition by an assortment of foreign nations.\"","brand":"Harmony River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331798602002,"sku":"9780997404203","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e677573-e881-4981-a564-120e3860ba91.jpg?v=1727825502","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poet-of-the-wrong-generation-9780997404203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}