{"product_id":"the-art-of-floating-9780425271483","title":"The Art of Floating","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt a time when nothing seems real, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eit takes something truly unusual to put your life into focus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen her beloved husband Jackson disappeared without a trace, popular novelist Sia Dane stopped writing, closed down her house, stuffed her heart into a cage, and started floating. It wasn't the normal response to heartache, but Sia rarely did things the normal way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExactly one year, one month, and six days after Jackson's disappearance, Sia discovers a mysterious man on the beach. He's mute, unresponsive, and looks as if he has just walked out of the sea. It's the sort of situation Jackson would have solved with a simple call to the police. But Jackson is gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs unreal as he seems, Sia is determined to help this man. Perhaps she can return him to his place in the world--to whoever lost him and loves him. Perhaps she can answer their questions the way no one could answer hers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as her friends and family help her winnow her way to the truth, Sia comes to realize that the unfathomable leap between sorrow and healing begins with a single step.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Bair O'Keeffe \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Floating\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThirsty\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous essays about China, bears, and off-the-plot expats. She lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter and travels to anywhere as often as she can.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844478439698,"sku":"9780425271483","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad8b06a7-314a-42b0-8ff5-ae1cd58e2c7c.jpg?v=1737322166","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-floating-9780425271483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}