{"product_id":"9781469106984","title":"Adventures Of A Sunflower","description":"\u003cp\u003e          \"The first time Chris saw Elly, she appeared as a single sunflower\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                standing tall on a lawn of short grass.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    By professional standards, Christopher Matthew Smith is a gifted, dynamic Madison Avenue adman, a feared but highly respected opponent in the game of advertising.  In love, however, he has not fared as well.  Twice divorced, Chris has soured on the idea of long-term relationships.  Until he meets Elly Flowers, an attractive, unhappily married mother of two.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    After six months of friendly encounters, the budding love story of Chris and Elly is interrupted by a lengthy geographical separation.  Elly grudgingly moves to Southern California with her family while Chris remains in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Fourteen years later, the two meet again in San Diego where they enjoy a five-day journey through the romantic sites in and around the city.  But their surprising, albeit passionate, reunion is short-lived.  The bond between them is tested, emotionally and physically, as each experiences a separate accident with potentially disastrous results, Chris on a fishing excursion, Elly, in her auto near the Pacific bluffs of La Jolla.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Attempting to endure such crises challenges the integrity of the relationship between Chris and Elly.  Adventures of a Sunflower is a moving account of two extraordinary people determined to spend their lifetime together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129358532848,"sku":"9781469106984","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469106984_p0.jpg?v=1763697845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469106984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}