{"product_id":"the-return-journey-stories-9780385341790","title":"The Return Journey: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this extraordinary collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Maeve Binchy once again reveals her incomparable understanding of matters of the heart with powerfully compelling stories of love, loss, revelation, and reconciliation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA secretary's silent passion for her boss meets the acid test on a business trip. . . .\u003cbr\u003eA man and a woman's mutual disdain at first sight shows how deceptive appearances can be. . . . \u003cbr\u003eAn insecure wife clings to the illusion of order, only to discover chaos at the hands of a house sitter who opens the wrong doors. . . . \u003cbr\u003eA pair of star-crossed travelers take each other's bags, and then learn that when you unlock a stranger's suitcase, you enter a stranger's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their company are many more, whose poignant, ironic, often humorous stories--unforgettable slices of life--make up \u003ci\u003eThe Return Journey, \u003c\/i\u003e a spellbinding trip into the human heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Binchy was born and educated in Dublin. She is the author of the bestselling books \u003cb\u003eTara Road\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEvening Class\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThis Year It Will Be Different\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Glass Lake\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Copper Beech\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Lilac Bus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCircle of Friends\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSilver Wedding\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFirefly Summer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEchoes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLight a Penny Candle\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eand London Transports\u003c\/b\u003e, three volumes of short stories, two plays, and a teleplay that won three awards at the Prague Film Festival. She has been writing for \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 1969 and lives with her husband, Gordon Snell, in Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam Dell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323956007186,"sku":"9780385341790","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f71d8103-eaff-4a4f-a23b-b53202d3ba1d.jpg?v=1727662731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-return-journey-stories-9780385341790","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}