{"product_id":"just-saying-9798987717479","title":"Just Saying","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust Saying is a dramedy set in 2018 in a middle-class suburb of Lowell, Massachusetts. The story centers on the relational dynamics between a sensitive and talented grandson (Michael \"Smike,\" early 30s) and his bitter, idiosyncratic grandfather (Sid \"Paps, \"late 70s), forced together by circumstances beyond their control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth are in the throes of tackling separate, but parallel, emotional challenges. Smike's loss and grief, revealed through non-sequential episodic memories, are entwined throughout the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estory. Paps' traumatic history of his Marine Corps Vietnam experience, disclosed through progressively troubling dreams triggered by seemingly innocuous events, strains the relationship between the men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscovering more similarities than differences in the spirit and core of their essential selves, they are drawn together as they face their own individual, crippling vulnerabilities and emotional anguish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumor, peppered throughout the plot, adds dimension and a balancing force to this heartrending story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5905440\"\u003eDenise McDonald\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jebwizard Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987717479\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-FIC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jebwizard Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459110449389,"sku":"9798987717479","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3f8dc976-1878-4192-8c03-d8d7cd845099.jpg?v=1753629088","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/just-saying-9798987717479","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}