{"product_id":"of-stillness-and-storm-9780718086428","title":"Of Stillness and Storm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning and highly acclaimed author, Michèle Phoenix, pens a story of marriage and missions, and what happens when they don't always align.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible \u003c\/em\u003efor a new generation.\" --Elizabeth Musser, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Long Highway Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I felt torn between two worlds. Each with its own mystery. One more captivating than the other, but the other more real and breathing.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took Lauren and her husband ten years to achieve their dream--reaching primitive tribes in remote regions of Nepal. But while Sam treks into the Himalayas for weeks at a time, finding passion and purpose in his work among the needy, Lauren and Ryan stay behind, their daily reality more taxing than inspiring. For them, what started as a calling begins to feel like the family's undoing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the peak of her isolation and disillusion, a friend from Lauren's past enters her life again. But as her communication with Aidan intensifies, so does the tension of coping with the present while reengaging with the past. It's thirteen-year-old Ryan who most keenly bears the brunt of her distraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntimate and bold\u003cem\u003e, Of Stillness and Storm\u003c\/em\u003e weaves profound dilemmas into a tale of troubled love and honorable intentions gone awry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this fine novel, Phoenix realistically captures the deep struggles enveloping a missionary family.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780718086428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michele Phoenix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174021886133,"sku":"9780718086428","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b4edfac4-fbf8-42ef-9114-f85474014bb4.jpg?v=1716300014","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/of-stillness-and-storm-9780718086428","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}