{"product_id":"valley-high-mountain-low-9780982169056","title":"Valley High, Mountain Low","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA top tech exec bolts from her life\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eleaving behind her narcissistic tech-bro husband and the illusion of control she built in Silicon Valley.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Mariella returns to her childhood home in Colorado to regroup, she finds a world unraveling. Her mother is off storming the Capitol in full QAnon regalia, and her nieces are disappearing into the quiet damage of social media and self-erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe algorithms Mariella once helped push are no longer abstract. They're personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We thought we were connecting the world...But we forgot to connect families at the dinner table.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs truth blurs into belief and the people she loves slip farther out of reach, Mariella is forced to confront everything she spent her lifetime avoiding: grief, family, belonging, and the cost of staying silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause when everything falls apart, you don't just rebuild. You decide who you become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny and deeply human, \u003cem\u003eValley High, Mountain Low\u003c\/em\u003e is Ann Crawford's boldest novel yet. This intimate, timely story of love and loss reveals what it takes to find your way back to yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat rises when you let it all crash?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of thoughtful women's fiction, family drama, and stories that ask hard questions with compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightscapes Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982169056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Ann Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024901365941,"sku":"9780982169056","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780982169056.jpg?v=1787668082","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/valley-high-mountain-low-9780982169056","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}