{"product_id":"the-unabridged-life-of-missy-kinkaid-9798232105280","title":"The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Life is supposed to challenge us. So many things we wish were different, but the parts to get there were sometimes the greatest moments in our lives.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMissy Kinkaid has always been the light of Sullivan's Island-bold, unapologetic, and the beating heart of her family, friends, and Scarlet's Harlots, the renegade divorced women changing the narrative. But when the death of her estranged mother sends her spiraling into a breakdown in the cereal aisle, Missy is forced to confront the pain of past loves, fractured family ties, and the weight of expectations she's spent a lifetime defying.\u003cp\u003eWith her closest friends-and a cousin carrying secrets of her own-Missy embarks on a journey of reckoning that tests the limits of forgiveness, resilience, and self-discovery. Along the way, she learns that true empowerment isn't about posturing but the courage to own your story, scars and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, raw, and emotionally layered, The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid is a fiercely uplifting novel about friendship, loss, reinvention, and the strength it takes to become wholly yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst introduced in Kirsten Pursell's Finding Scarlet, Missy now steps into her own unforgettable story-one of heartbreak and humor, loss and resilience, and the enduring bonds that tether us home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePursell, Kirsten:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKirsten Pursell is an American author. \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet D\u003c\/em\u003e is her fifth novel. Her fourth book, \u003cem\u003eLong Enough to Love You\u003c\/em\u003e, earned numerous awards in women's fiction, divorce fiction and romance. Previous works include her memoir, \u003cem\u003eOn Becoming Me: Memoir of an 80's Teenager\u003c\/em\u003e, and two additional novels: \u003cem\u003eHarvard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCompany Clown\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside of writing, she is an avid swimmer who enjoys training and competing in open water and pool events near and far. She is fluent in German, loves to channel her inner mermaid through SCUBA adventures, and will travel just about anywhere given the opportunity. Time with her now adult children is her favorite (a nonfat latte a strong second). She lives in the San Diego beach community of Ocean Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit her online at: www.kirstenpursell.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirsten Pursell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676163408146,"sku":"9798232105280","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d05feee5-66a2-4486-93fa-09cfad652eaa.jpg?v=1761047298","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unabridged-life-of-missy-kinkaid-9798232105280","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}