{"product_id":"9780989066082","title":"The Road to Hope","description":"One cannot prepare for the moment life turns upside down. Not effectively, at least. We can work out scenarios in our heads, click our tongues when we read of terrible misfortunes, and offer up our most fervent prayers for those who are suffering. But the majority of us don't really anticipate the worst happening to us. After all, bad things only happen to other people.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd we don't get to choose when other people become us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Johnson and Maddie Russo are two mothers who experience the earth-shattering impact of separate tragedies. Both 35-year-old Jill and 16-year-old Maddie fall victim to their personal circumstance, succumbing to a life unplanned. But a brief encounter between the two of them forces the path of their lives to change course, offering light to their despair, and setting a journey where hope leads the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Hope,\u003c\/i\u003e Crissi Langwell paints a portrait of grief and affliction, opening the wounds of life's calamities. But with a glimpse of a possible new direction, Langwell reveals the emergence of strength, and the beauty that exists when hope prevails.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Coast Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010177417456,"sku":"9780989066082","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780989066082_p0.jpg?v=1763893497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989066082","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}