{"product_id":"life-love-and-other-messes-9781636799803","title":"Life, Love, and Other Messes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSam Travis has built her life around words, and they've abandoned her. The medication that keeps her functional also silences her creativity and leaves her feeling like a fraud. Add in her critical mother who never considered writing as \"real work,\" and a breakup that's left her alienated from her friends, and Sam isn't sure how much longer she can keep pretending everything is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Sutherland is a devoted preschool teacher and the kind of neighbor who smiles while mowing the best lawn on the block. Beneath her kindness, though, Lisa is working her way through a painful divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as neighborly caring grows into late-night chats, shared vulnerabilities, and a romantic connection Sam never expected. But letting someone in means risking the parts of herself she works hardest to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tender, heartfelt romance about self-acceptance and the courage it takes to open yourself to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Strokes Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636799803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Erin Kaste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934156779701,"sku":"9781636799803","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/life-love-and-other-messes-9781636799803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}