{"product_id":"the-fishermans-son-9780767902458","title":"The Fisherman's Son","description":"Drifting in a life raft off the northern California coast after a horrifying shipwreck, Neil Kruger retreats from his fear by recalling scenes from his childhood. He finds solace in memories of his father, a taciturn man who introduced him to the fisherman's life; his mother, who worked at the local cannery to keep the family fed; and a host of local fishermen, whose battles with the sea become for Neil both a model and a tragic foreshadowing of his own fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a stunning evocation of a dying world and an intimate story of a troubled family, \u003cb\u003eThe Fisherman's Son\u003c\/b\u003e is a triumphant and utterly authentic novel about our lifelines to childhood and the pull of the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael K?epf worked for nineteen years as a commercial fisherman, the same trade as that of his father and brothers. Formerly a journalist and a teacher, he is currently writing a screenplay on Lewis and Clark for Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks SKG. K?epf lives in Elk, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872796315922,"sku":"9780767902458","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3e69e53-c545-4ad3-a531-98b3fe84f280.jpg?v=1737910730","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fishermans-son-9780767902458","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}