{"product_id":"judy-and-the-boys-9798885273084","title":"Judy and the Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Appalachian foothills, Judy and her three young boys are left to fend for themselves while her husband leaves for work on a sheep ranch out west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife isn't easy in the Hawkins house during Ken's absence, and Judy struggles to survive and provide for her sons, helped only occasionally by her brother-in-law, who also happens to be her former lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStark necessity and a determination to keep her family alive and safe forces Judy to make unorthodox -and often immoral-decisions. And times become increasingly difficult as her boys encounter violence, death, alcoholism and tobacco abuse as they come of age in the isolation of the Appalachia foothills in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Lawson grew up in an impoverished family of fourteen in the rural Appalachians of Virginia in the 1950s and '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe worked his way to a bachelor's degree in education and taught English in Florida before joining the Air Force in 1970, where he became trained as a medical technologist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years that followed, he settled in the Spokane, Washington, area and worked for a number of hospitals. He enrolled in the University of Washington Physician Assistant Program and worked as a family practice PA until his retirement in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe now enjoys camping, hiking, fishing, reading, and writing fiction based on his experiences growing up in the Appalachians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe still resides in Spokane with his wife, Stephanie, who he refers to as the center of his universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885273084","brand":"Dorrance Publishing Co.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43931469742195,"sku":"9.79889E+12","price":24.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ee285fac-2534-4e2e-acbb-2ff24a2f836c.jpg?v=1758628177","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/judy-and-the-boys-9798885273084","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}