{"product_id":"searching-9781739543136","title":"Searching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ian Proud has succeeded in interweaving a hard-hitting disaster novel with a tender 'will they, won't they?' love story. \u003cem\u003eSearching\u003c\/em\u003e is compulsive reading.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Fall CMG, Her Majesty's Ambassador to Thailand, 2003-7\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom friends to lovers, fate always conspired to drive Hatty and Monty apart...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh-flier Hatty has been hurt before and hopes that career success in New York is a safer bet than opening her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she distances herself from Monty, she realises he might be her soul mate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonty has loved Hatty from the start and yearns for a life with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he finds himself spiraling in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami, he is consumed by the search for his missing father and pushes her away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they find their way back to each other, they must confront the question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan true love endure the worst and still bloom, or is some hurt too deep to heal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Proud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739543136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Ian T. Proud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750032437429,"sku":"9781739543136","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/searching-9781739543136","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}