{"product_id":"the-price-of-their-toys-stories-9781968148348","title":"The Price of Their Toys: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young boy visits a friend's house and reflects on his own dysfunctional family. After his engagement falls apart, a man must deal with the flood of no-longer-necessary wedding presents. A professional eulogist takes on a living client. A woman gets a summer job as a magician's assistant, which proves less magical than she'd hoped. A man's daughter wants him to clean out her late mother's closet, but maybe those clothes can bring him solace. In \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Their Toys\u003c\/em\u003e, the men and boys (and one woman) each get a sudden, clear understanding of themselves as someone less than they had hoped to be. From story to story, John P. Loonam builds a mosaic of modern life, charged with the arrogance of youth, the despair of aging, and the prices we pay along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John P. Loonam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornerstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968148348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoonam, John P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - john P. Loonam is the author of Music the World Makes (2026). A teacher in New York's public schools for thirty-five years, he lives with his wife Maria in Brooklyn, near his sons John James and Joseph.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John P. Loonam \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674877477021,"sku":"9781968148348","price":42.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4e05569d-c06a-4823-847c-4bbeefee8521.jpg?v=1771915283","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-price-of-their-toys-stories-9781968148348","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}