{"product_id":"the-spring-before-obergefell-paperback","title":"The Spring Before Obergefell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Grossberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, AWP Award Series Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's not easy for anyone to find love, let alone a middle-aged gay man in small-town America. Mike Breck works multiple part-time jobs and bickers constantly with his father, an angry conservative who moved in after Mike's mother died. When he's not working or avoiding his father, Mike burns time on hookup apps, not looking for anything more. Then he meets a local guy, Dave, just as lonely as he is, and starts to think that maybe he doesn't have to be alone. Mike falls hard, and in a moment of intimacy, his pent-up hopes for a relationship rush out, leading him to look more honestly at himself and his future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, Ben Grossberg's \u003ci\u003eThe Spring before Obergefell\u003c\/i\u003e is about real guys who have real problems, yet still manage to find connection. Funny, serious, meditative, and hopeful, \u003ci\u003eThe Spring before Obergefell\u003c\/i\u003e is a romance--but not a fairytale. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Grossberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four books of poetry, \u003ci\u003eMy Husband Would\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpace Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnderwater Lengths in a Single Breath\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSweet Core Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Lambda Literary Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752907407648,"sku":"9781496240347","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/55d0748d08a653e011dd97b77050d070.webp?v=1780007220","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-spring-before-obergefell-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}