{"product_id":"chasing-windmills-9780307279385","title":"Chasing Windmills","description":"From the bestselling author of \u003cb\u003ePay It Forward \u003c\/b\u003ecomes a provocative and unlikely love story that starts on a New York subway car and blossoms under the windmills of the Mojave Desert.Both Sebastian and Maria live in worlds ruled by fear. Sebastian, a lonely seventeen-year-old, is suffocating under his dominant father's control; Maria, a young mother of two, is trying to keep peace at home despite her boyfriend's abuse. When their eyes meet across a subway car one night, these two strangers find a connection that neither can explain or ignore. They dream of a new future and agree to run away together, only to find that each has kept a major secret from the other. In this tremendously moving novel, Catherine Ryan Hyde shows us how two people trapped by life's circumstances can break free and find a place in the world where love is genuine and selfless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde, an acclaimed novelist and award-winning short-story writer, is the author of the story collection \u003cb\u003eEarthquake Weather\u003c\/b\u003e and of the novels \u003cb\u003eLove in the Present Tense\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWalter's Purple Heart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFunerals for Horses\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElectric God\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which was named an ALA Book of the Year and made into a feature film. She lives in Cambria, California. Her website is www.cryanhyde.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503162364178,"sku":"9780307279385","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f005c3ae-be2f-474e-a458-f688368d706a.jpg?v=1730784237","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chasing-windmills-9780307279385","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}