{"product_id":"2940148262893","title":"Threads of Silver: a five-year search for simplicity, sunshine and a fresh start","description":"Searching for warmth and simplicity after a brush with death, Cynthia sets out for a quaint little fishing village on the Mexican Pacific coast.  With the help of an uninvited reptilian housemate named George, blue-collar wisdom imparted by a local ex-pat, several dogs and a cast of characters and fisher-folk who have lived in the sleepy little pueblo for generations, she begins a five-year journey in search of a new life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way she discovers exactly what she didn’t know she had been seeking all along. Sometimes, what you think you want leads you to what you really want.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNavigating new cultures and inconveniences, Cynthia finds solace and gratitude in unexpected places; mining meaning from the mundane and humor from humiliation, she reminds us that the small moments in life---the threads of silver---are what matter most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with wit and wisdom, Cynthia weaves a story of rebirth and new life, of crossing bridges and seeking new shores of simplicity, clarity and fortitude. Weaving threads as disparate as football, dogs, and the lack of hot water, she explores universal human themes of acceptance, balance, focus and forgiveness with light-hearted, incisive writing, pulling readers into her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticipating in Cynthia's journey, potentially they, too, will learn \"to uncouple their self-worth boxcar from the accomplishment train, and learn to live without dependence on the engine of achievement.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a simpler mode of travel.","brand":"Mill City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072637845744,"sku":"2940148262893","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148262893_p0.jpg?v=1763699645","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148262893","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}