{"product_id":"9780008372484","title":"Dad’s Maybe Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe bestselling author of The Things They Carried and If I Die in a Combat Zone shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humour and rewards of raising two sons.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tim O’Brien became an older father, he resolved to give his young sons what he wished his own father had given to him – a few scraps of paper signed ‘Love, Dad’. Maybe a word of advice. Maybe a sentence or two about some long-ago Christmas Eve. Maybe some scattered glimpses of their rapidly ageing father, a man they might never really know. For the next fifteen years, the author talked to his sons on paper, as if they were adults, imagining what they might want to hear from a father who was no longer among the living.\u003cbr\u003eO’Brien traverses the great variety of human experience and emotion, moving from soccer games to warfare to risqué lullabies, from alcoholism to magic shows to history lessons to bittersweet bedtime stories, but always returning to a father’s soul-saving love for his sons.\u003cbr\u003eThe result is Dad’s Maybe Book, a funny, tender, wise, and enduring literary achievement that will squeeze the reader’s heart with joy and recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his top-rated autobiography, O'Brien explores the complexities of fatherhood, the dynamics of family relationships, and the long-term effects of military service. His collection of essays is a poignant exploration of parenting, marriage, and the enduring bonds of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Karl Marlantes (What It Is Like To Go To War), Philip Caputo (A Rumor of War), Stephen King (The Institute), Geoffrey C. Ward (Before the Trumpet), and Michael Hofmann (Storm of Steel).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tim O’Brien, Read by Tim O’Brien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889069281429,"sku":"9780008372484","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_64374fdd-516d-4123-b911-413384ad09da.jpg?v=1771452018","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008372484","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}