{"product_id":"out-there-a-novel-9780991410507","title":"Out There: A Novel","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Publishers Weekly Top Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINDIEFAB Editor's Choice Award for Fiction Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"lyrical, evocative\" and \"sensuous\"...\"A tribute to magical realism and the transforming power of fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling...beautiful...and gripping...\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"5 out of 5 STARS \"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Seattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The prose is lyrical, the detail sumptuous, the story is humorous and heartbreaking, gorgeous and flirting with the line between magic and realism. It's a story that explores the innate power of literature: to connect, to heal, to transform.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Foreword Reviews editor, Allyce Amidon, in her remarks at the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards at the American Library Association Conference (June 2015)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOUT THERE is the story of a young Army veteran (Jefferson Long Soldier) who returns home safely to New Mexico after two tours of duty in Iraq convinced that the book he carried with him (\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e by Gabriel Garc a M rquez) saved his life. But when he can't find a way to escape the dark memories of war, he borrows his cousin's motorcycle and rides south across the border to Mexico in search of the famous writer behind the magic of the life-saving classic novel. The adventure that follows is a heart-warming journey of healing and self-discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leaf Storm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991410507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IndieFab awards - Editor's Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Stark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36646713032860,"sku":"9780991410507","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6dc10cb6-d319-4a2e-8b3c-cb445bbf4529.jpg?v=1603864992","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/out-there-a-novel-9780991410507","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}