{"product_id":"the-way-home-9781662515248","title":"The Way Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the multimillion-copy bestselling author of Waiting to Begin and Ever After comes an evocative, tender story about belonging, community, and the relationships that hold us together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if a stranger threatened to take away a lifetime of cherished memories?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLilly-Bob loves her home by the River Thames in the heart of London. Throughout her childhood, it echoed with music and her father's love, and for seventy years it's been her sanctuary through a life well lived. These days, the familiar walls and treasured memories keep loneliness at bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for months she's been ignoring letters from a building developer, and now a compulsory purchase scheme threatens to take her home by force. Seventeen-year-old Lilly-Bob didn't fear change, but present-day Lilly refuses to let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the pressure builds, Lilly feels increasingly alone. But as her neighbours rally together, she finds herself drawn into the fold--making new friends, finding purpose, and glimpsing the possibility of something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorn between the comfort of the past and the call of progress, Lilly-Bob must decide: is home made of bricks and mortar, or is it a place inside ourselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662515248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 365","brand":"Amanda Prowse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604481863861,"sku":"9781662515248","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-way-home-9781662515248","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}