{"product_id":"down-under-paperback","title":"Down Under - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSonia Taitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown Under\u003c\/i\u003e is a passion-stoked novel about first love and second chances. A young Catholic teen, abused by his conservative father, falls in love with a prim Jewish girl whose strict parents reject him. Call \u003ci\u003eDown Under\u003c\/i\u003e a boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl tale with a twist: Romeo and Juliet in outer suburbia. Fate takes the boy, Collum Whitsun, to Australia, where he becomes an international movie star. Decades later, when his career derails and his mind unravels, he begins a quest back to the past. The girl he loved, Judy Pincus, is now Jude Ewington, a middle-aged mother of twin boys, with a long-term marriage in the doldrums. Nostalgia, hurt, and fantasy draw Collum and Jude together again, in a mating dance that reveals every shade of their folly and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown Under\u003c\/i\u003e take a wise, witty look at the struggles of aging, class, faith, and love. Most of all it explores the hidden meanings of loyalty. Part farcical romp, part lyrical romance, \u003ci\u003eDown Under\u003c\/i\u003e explores the road not taken--and the mayhem that ensues when lives are daringly re-routed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonia Taitz\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the King's Arms, \u003c\/i\u003e and her previous book \u003ci\u003eMothering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e garnered her praise as \"an incisive, funny writer\"(\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) who is both \"wise and witty\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers' Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and was cited in \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best things ever written about motherhood. \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker's Daughter, \u003c\/i\u003e a memoir published last year, displayed Sonia's deep binocular vision as the American child of European concentration camp survivors. Described as both \"heartwrenching and funny\" by \u003ci\u003ePeople, \u003c\/i\u003e the spirit of that book now informs her forthcoming novel, \u003ci\u003eDown Under.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266543665401,"sku":"9780985222741","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9qLbTEcTTi9780985222741.webp?v=1768851917","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/down-under-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}