{"product_id":"just-saying-paperback","title":"Just Saying - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67589149032671,"sku":"9798987717479","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/96RcTJt5Ny9798987717479.webp?v=1790452396","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/just-saying-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}