{"product_id":"if-the-train-arrives-9783988321657","title":"If The Train Arrives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eDeeply imagined and heartfelt\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Will Weaver, author of \u003cem\u003eSweet Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can we go back and do it all again?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA neurodivergent ticket agent struggling with his ended marriage, a willful teenager searching for truth about her past, and a teacher harboring a painful regret: each passes through the Wisconsin train station one Friday in 1970. Their encounters, though seemingly serendipitous, are far from accidental; yet none of them realizes how deeply their lives have been shaped by one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, the depot has offered Lincoln an escape from his troubled past. But now, with the trainline left in question-and in an era when disorders like his are often left undiagnosed-Lincoln must search for new ways to understand who he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose, his fierce and faithful mother, has orchestrated her son's life for years. In her close inner circle is the secretary who helped uncover devastating corruption at their psychology office. Now, the exposing of long-hidden secrets means facing life-changing choices-some seeped in regret. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth somber and uplifting, unsettling and still, the healing of Lincoln and those he encounters builds in pace like the train at the heart of the story-and arrives at the destination of a gut-wrenching dilemma: How do we make peace with time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFellin Tierney, Heather:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Heather Fellin Tierney is the author of the novel The Freedom of a Tangled Vine and a writing contributor to Grown and Flown, Moms of Tweens and Teens, Your Teen Magazine, and Motherly. She teaches high school and college-level literature through the University of Minnesota. Heather received her Masters in English at St. Cloud State University. She lives in the Midwest. Visit www.ifthetrainarrives.com.","brand":"Vine Leaves Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580271460626,"sku":"9783988321657","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e3c7a02-442f-4db7-a402-0dd36536c7f9.jpg?v=1756213971","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/if-the-train-arrives-9783988321657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}