{"product_id":"the-last-letter-of-rachel-ellsworth-9781662514944","title":"The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo women overcoming past traumas embark on a healing journey across continents in a novel about friendship, family, and rediscovery by the USA Today bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen We Believed in Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently and abruptly divorced Veronica Barrington is anxious for a new direction when she answers a listing for a travel companion. It's from Mariah Ellsworth, a young woman adjusting to an injury that ended her Olympic career. She's also grieving her mother, Rachel, a lauded food writer, and Mariah aims to trace the steps of her mother's final, unfinished project so she can heal and also honor the woman she misses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeronica seizes on the opportunity to experience with Mariah the culture, traditions, and intoxicating aromas of Parsi cafés throughout London, Paris, Morocco, and India. Accompanied by a former war photographer who has a wounded history of his own, and with just Rachel's letters to guide them, the quest is a chance to not only close a chapter in life but also begin a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the letters one by one--each a clue to an illuminating mystery--Veronica and Mariah must face the painful and beautiful challenges of freeing themselves from the dark shadows of the past. Together, far from home, they can find the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO'Neal, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBarbara O'Neal is the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of nearly twenty novels of women's fiction, including the #1 Amazon Charts bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhen We Believed in Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eMemories of the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Place of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Starfish Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. Her award-winning books have been published in over two dozen countries. She lives on the wild Oregon Coast with her husband, a British endurance athlete who vows he'll never lose his accent. For more information, visit her online at www.barbaraoneal.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51501006061842,"sku":"9781662514944","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2bce0a40-4416-4eb2-aef2-1d130527179f.jpg?v=1753206314","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-letter-of-rachel-ellsworth-9781662514944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}