{"product_id":"one-breath-from-drowning-9780299337148","title":"One Breath from Drowning","description":"\u003ci\u003eOne Breath from Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the foundering relationship between Ryan Jensen, a lapsed Mormon from Utah and heretofore closeted aspiring actor, and Sam Carter, a cocky party- and surf-loving Australian realtor whose family connections and wealth have buffered him from the most severe consequences of his impulsive nature and poor decision-making. Their genuine yet tumultuous love is strained by their tendencies for self-deception and avoidance, their secrets and their baggage, and the ways their past choices haunt their present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The two men find moments of joy and humor together in Sydney, but arrests, infidelities, and addictions force them to finally face the issues holding them back. Though it initially presents as a love story, \u003ci\u003eOne Breath from Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of spiritual bildungsroman told in parallel. Ryan and Sam's conflict and love ultimately push each of them to evolve, their transformation not the result of reckless acts of escape but the product of the fitful and difficult work of grappling with their complex realities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299337148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Kent Quaney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42021979553973,"sku":"9780299337148","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b7796deb-6844-4fc8-8e25-3e1026303c10.jpg?v=1649301763","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-breath-from-drowning-9780299337148","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}