{"product_id":"9781771174596","title":"A Stroke in Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Whelan, champion oarsman, has all but given up on competitive rowing. On the cusp of forty, the Outer Cove fisherman is trying to accept that his time as a rower has passed. His wife agrees, telling him, \"Breaking your back down on that pond, that's a young man's sport.\" But a fracas with the Torbay rowing crew in a St. John's tavern rekindles his desire to beat his long-time rivals in the upcoming St. John's Regatta. With the regatta just ten months away, can he and cox Watt Power assemble a championship crew in time? The answer is the stuff of legends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Stroke in Time\u003c\/em\u003e is Gerard Doran's debut novel. Inspired by true events, this tale of the record-breaking Outer Cove rowing crew of 1901 is a tribute to the everyman hero and a dedication to the outport fishing culture of more than a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doran, Gerard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Atlantic Canada)","offer_id":47580759195872,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ee3896fa-5e48-4c5d-b6d3-6ccbf38f414e.jpg?v=1752330128","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781771174596","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}