{"product_id":"river-card-9780615807027","title":"River Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho was she trying to fool? Herself? A little late for that. She had to win; her survival depended on it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you have what it takes to lose it all? Find out in Joan Destino's stunning debut novel, \u003ci\u003eRiver Card\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorgia Kassov Cates is a business woman, a wife, a mother...and a gambling addict. Desperate to recoup a devastating string of losses, she risks it all for one last game-a game that's abruptly halted when the Las Vegas casino succumbs to a freak blackout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorgia meets some fellow patrons of the Las Vegas casino, including the wealthy Melanie Nallis, a woman haunted by her horrific childhood; Zivah Koski, an enigmatic elderly holocaust survivor; Phillip Vance, a billionaire casino developer; and Milt Braverman, a professional poker player.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs they get to know each other, a connection is slowly revealed: postwar Germany, a time and place that is reflected in\u003ci\u003e River Card\u003c\/i\u003e's novel-within-a-novel, \u003ci\u003eAlexandra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternating between the opulence and depravity of 1940s Germany, and the glamor and baseness of 1990s Las Vegas, \u003ci\u003eRiver Card\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Georgia's mounting fears-both past and present-as she plays one last hand...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Destino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e On Demand Publishing, LLC-Create Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615807027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Destino spent her childhood in various parts of the United States and Europe. After high school and college in New England, she taught school in Boston while her husband attended law school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the early seventies, she moved to San Marino, California, where she raised her family. Living fulltime in Las Vegas since 2004, Destino currently plays both cash and tournament poker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"On Demand Publishing, LLC-Create Space","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40905311060083,"sku":"9.78062E+12","price":26.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_10f2d02f-72a3-44bb-8f52-a794f64ca072.jpg?v=1690895828","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/river-card-9780615807027","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}