{"product_id":"fire-water-a-suspense-filled-story-of-art-love-passion-and-madness-9781938314148","title":"Fire \u0026 Water: A Suspense-Filled Story of Art, Love, Passion, and Madness","description":"Only in the glaring light of hindsight does pediatric surgeon Kate Murphy understand that she was groomed for the path she's taken. Raised by a widowed dad and a misshapen, sometimes comical trio of parental surrogates from Murphy's Pub, her father's Irish bar in San Francisco, Kate has never understood how protected she is--but when she learns that her well-meaning family has hidden bitter truths about her mother's mental illness and death, the rest of her family history unravels. Kate is still recovering from her family's deception when she becomes involved with Jake Bloom--a charming artist different than anyone she's ever known. When she experiences his sculptures on Ocean Beach, she is forever changed; in the months that follow, Jake reveals beauty Kate has never noticed, and exposes her to spontaneity, sensuality, and love deeper than she'd imagined it could be. Only Mary K--Kate's hard-edged best friend who doesn't miss a thing and names bull when she sees it--is immune to Jake's charms. She sees the potential for danger in Jake, and, of course, she says so. Caught between her newfound passion and her friendship, Kate dismisses her friend's warnings. Ultimately, it isn't until she is in too deep, with a daughter on the way, that Kate understands what Mary K feared on her behalf. \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of navigating the treacherous territory of passionate love, friendship, and family devotion--and of how love is always a matter of life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6874551\"\u003eBetsy Graziani Fasbinder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938314148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193831414X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027000\"\u003eRomance | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough she's been a writer all her life, \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Water\u003c\/i\u003e is Betsy Graziani Fasbinder's debut novel.;Prior to this publications, her short works of fiction and memoir have been awarded two East of Eden Awards, a Jack London Award, the Floyd Salas Award for Fiction, and have been produced by Tim O'Connor as Readers' Theater in the Miners' Foundry Theater in historical Nevada City, California.;\u003cbr\u003e;\u003cbr\u003eFasbinder's;parallel career is as a licensed therapist, so she has a deep;understanding of the heartache and heroism that real people live in order to become fully human.;It is this kind of inspiration that fuels all of the;stories that Fasbinder;feels compelled to write in both her fictional and memoir works.\u003cbr\u003e;\u003cbr\u003eHer next novel, currently in progress.;Set in California's Wine Country\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethis is the story of how different people are from what they first appear.;She is also assembling a collection of memoir stories called \u003ci\u003eFilling Her Shoes: The Story of Falling in Love with My Inherited Family.;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e;\u003cbr\u003eNestled in the hills of the San Francisco Bay Area, Fasbinder lives with her husband, one son on the launch pad and the other already launched in a nearby town.;Her golden-doodle, Edgar is her constant writing companion and most enthusiastic critic.;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449702772973,"sku":"9781938314148","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_596125f6-2abe-4d47-b112-db026a71ef66.jpg?v=1700312893","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fire-water-a-suspense-filled-story-of-art-love-passion-and-madness-9781938314148","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}