{"product_id":"offspring-9781597095020","title":"Offspring","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a wintry morning in 1974, Hank Preston makes a semen delivery to the New York Hospital Fertility Clinic. Running late, he takes the elevator rather than the stairway earmarked for such deliveries. A woman enters, the recipient of his semen, and a relationship develops that threatens to blow their already rocky lives to smithereens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo add to Hank's problems, his transgender boss at the Strand Bookstore is in love with him. But I'm straight, Hank protests. And I'm a woman, Joey insists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe odd intermingling of these vibrant characters makes for an unforgettable story. Hank needs to come to terms with what happened to him in Vietnam. Karen, the would-be mother, needs to clarify the difference between fantasy and reality. Joey, the sanest of the three, despite or maybe because of her gender mix-up, shares her wisdom and tries, somewhat unsuccessfully, to hold them all on course. Secrets are revealed as a twisting plot erupts in a fiery conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOffspring\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of longings, thwarted dreams, and the search for truth of family, and our fervent need to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MICHAEL QUADLAND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287108202747,"sku":"9781597095020","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_260f0ae1-deaa-48b2-85d9-95bce5fe9741.jpg?v=1771580645","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/offspring-9781597095020","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}