{"product_id":"tink-wilson-9781462842216","title":"Tink Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does a young man do when he learns his hometown girlfriend is carrying his child? In 1963 America, he typically married her. But Tink Wilson is a minor-league baseball player living in California when he learns his Illinois girlfriend is pregnant. Plus, hes fallen in love with a glamorous young Southern California actress while trying to achieve his lifelong goal of reaching the big leagues. \u0026amp;quote;Tink Wilson\u0026amp;quote; is a bawdy, Huck Finnish portrayal of the lives of the fictional 1963 San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. Presented in flashbacks, the novel reveals Tink to be an unsophisticated 21-year-old who offers no-holds-barred insight into the story's other characters, who range from the wild, the hip and the skirt-chasing to homebodies who prefer watching TV or fishing to raising hell. \u0026amp;quote;Tink Wilson\u0026amp;quote; is a whimsical tale of young people chasing dreams in America in the time of President Kennedy, the civil rights struggle, and the Mercury space program. J.J. Parker is a former news reporter who's written 40 short stories and several humorous yet touching plays, including those about 1960s icons Sonny Liston and Robert Kennedy. \u0026amp;quote;Tink Wilson\u0026amp;quote; is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52937944989975,"sku":null,"price":1213.44,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/9781462842216.jpg?v=1780987825","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/products\/tink-wilson-9781462842216","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}