{"product_id":"one-year-9781804585405","title":"One Year","description":"\u003cb\u003eA couple confronts crisis and renewal as they chase a yearlong van life across Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'But we can't possibly pack up our lives and just run away in a van for a whole year. Can we?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Bennett and her husband Chris are living normal, busy lives until their mid-thirties when a shock diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is delivered to both of them in the same week, in the same hospital. This is one in a series of final straws that nudges them to follow their dream, simplify their lives, and take to the road for a year in their trusty camper van, Hans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Year\u003c\/i\u003e charts their journey around western Europe and Scandinavia. Engine breakdowns, Spanish flu, French doctors and many hours spent getting lost freedom does not come without its challenges. But slowly the fog of bereavement and burnout begins to lift as they determine to carry on regardless; the unknown road reveals unexpected life lessons such as how to recover a sense of awe and look up at big skies, how to stop and breathe, and how to find courage to live life to the beat of your own drum.\u003ci\u003eOne Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a life-affirming true story of stopping in order to start again and an inspirational memoir about rediscovering a capacity for joy and hope in the most difficult of circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804585405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Susan Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774278791349,"sku":"9781804585405","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-year-9781804585405","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}