{"product_id":"falling-apart-and-other-gifts-from-the-universe-9781662522345","title":"Falling Apart and Other Gifts from the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo disparate people--lost in their own way--find an unexpected healing connection in a poignant novel about redemption and chosen family by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn army veteran with a career as a beat cop behind her, security guard Addie Finch is tough--on the outside. Internally, she's in crisis mode. She's lonely, introverted, struggling through AA, estranged from her son, and, at sixty-two years old, questioning her role as a protector. She also has a soft spot for the underdog that's about to change her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddie finds Jonathan, a homeless teenager abandoned by his mother, holed up in a warehouse and vulnerable to the elements and to predators. Touched by the boy's gentle nature and a wisdom beyond his years, Addie offers him temporary shelter in her garden shed in exchange for maintaining the sprawling property. It's an act of kindness and purpose that means the world to Jonathan. But when Addie faces a situation that sends her internal world tumbling, the emotional connection with Jonathan, once the unlikeliest of strangers, becomes her lifeline as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs both process past traumas, Addie and Jonathan forge a surrogate grandmother-grandson bond--a chosen family that could restore trust and heal hearts they thought were broken forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHyde, Catherine Ryan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde is \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of fifty books and counting. An avid traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer, she shares her astrophotography with readers on her website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer novel \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) for its Best Books for Young Adults list and translated into more than twenty-three languages for distribution in over thirty countries. Both \u003ci\u003eBecoming Chloe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e were included on the ALA's Rainbow Book List, and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards. \u003ci\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/i\u003e won two Rainbow Awards in 2013, and \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Hoofbeats\u003c\/i\u003e won a Rainbow Award in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than fifty of her short stories have been published in the \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals; in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eSanta Barbara Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e; and in the bestselling anthology \u003ci\u003eDog Is My Co-Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have been honored by the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest and the Tobias Wolff Award and have been nominated for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have been cited in the annual \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a professional public speaker, she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with AmeriCorps members at the White House, and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information, please visit www.catherineryanhyde.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705526780178,"sku":"9781662522345","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea07dbd1-6808-446b-a1bb-ff1f9a0e78ac.jpg?v=1762348619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/falling-apart-and-other-gifts-from-the-universe-9781662522345","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}