{"product_id":"the-price-of-their-toys-stories-9781968148348","title":"The Price of Their Toys: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young boy visits a friend's house and reflects on his own dysfunctional family. After his engagement falls apart, a man must deal with the flood of no-longer-necessary wedding presents. A professional eulogist takes on a living client. A woman gets a summer job as a magician's assistant, which proves less magical than she'd hoped. A man's daughter wants him to clean out her late mother's closet, but maybe those clothes can bring him solace. In \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Their Toys\u003c\/em\u003e, the men and boys (and one woman) each get a sudden, clear understanding of themselves as someone less than they had hoped to be. From story to story, John P. Loonam builds a mosaic of modern life, charged with the arrogance of youth, the despair of aging, and the prices we pay along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoonam, John P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - john P. Loonam is the author of Music the World Makes (2026). A teacher in New York's public schools for thirty-five years, he lives with his wife Maria in Brooklyn, near his sons John James and Joseph.","brand":"Cornerstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033876295954,"sku":"9781968148348","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5637f86f-999b-4581-81d4-4a3d7db60ddb.jpg?v=1770976220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-price-of-their-toys-stories-9781968148348","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}