{"product_id":"9780007262427_the-wishbones","title":"The Wishbones","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second novel from Tom Perrotta, author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything is going pretty well for Dave Raymond. He's 31, but he still feels young. He's playing guitar with the Wishbones, a New Jersey wedding band, and while it isn't exactly the Big Time, it is music. He has a roof over his head…well, it's his parents' roof, but they don't hassle him much. Life isn't perfect. But it isn't bad. Not bad at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then he has to blow it all by proposing to his girlfriend…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne man's treasure is another man's millstone. To Dave, the treasure in question is Gretchen; a sexy, bohemian poet Dave meets when playing at a wedding with his band. While Gretchen the poet plays 'the bridesmaid', Dave plays 'the rock-star'. And suddenly, the comfortable trajectory of his reality seems far less appealing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Perrotta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895322071189,"sku":"9780007262427","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007262427_82a1dd30-8d47-4b52-a6dc-0b0319a45c44.jpg?v=1776888463","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007262427_the-wishbones","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}