{"product_id":"book-q3nw","title":"An Unlikely Prospect","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the jubilant aftermath of Japan’s surrender in World War II, San Francisco erupts in celebration. But for Sandy Zimmer, the thirty-two-year-old widow publisher of the \u003cem\u003eProspect \u003c\/em\u003enewspaper, the revelry masks a darker truth. In the chaos of the VJ-Day Peace Riot, eleven deaths and six rapes take place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by journalistic integrity and battling her own instincts to maintain peace, Sandy directs her paper to investigate the riot. Her quest for truth pits her against formidable adversaries: her controlling civic-leader father-in-law, the newspaper’s resistant board, and authorities desperate to bury the scandal as they vie to attract the United Nations Headquarters to San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on little-known historical events, \u003cem\u003eAn Unlikely Prospect \u003c\/em\u003efollows Sandy’s fight to find her voice in the male-dominated world of 1945 journalism. As she navigates power dynamics, gender roles, and the steep price of printing the truth, Sandy must confront her own transformation from a people-pleasing widow into a determined publisher willing to challenge the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50118419743024,"sku":"BDq3nw","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/769598-q3nw-Square.jpg?v=1757075175","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-q3nw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}