{"product_id":"9781475980493","title":"Missing Notes, Hidden Talents, and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove and mystery have a way of intertwining in unexpected ways in life. In Donald Averill’s short story collection, he traces a journey through the lives of vibrant characters driven by love who suddenly find themselves in the midst of intriguing situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn “Missing Notes,” a music department graduate student finds an intriguing composition in an old notebook and begins a search for the author. When she and another student look for a missing notebook, they find themselves implicated in a murder investigation. “The Canoe” sees retired mathematician and widower Samuel Kelly recalling past experiences involving his family canoe after seeing a canoe for sale. Following the sale of the canoe, Sam and a former girlfriend rekindle an old relationship and get involved in a holdup.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn “Hidden Talents,” Clay Coleman, a young physician, misses a turn and arrives at a secluded farm house where he is attacked. Suffering from amnesia, he works his way along Interstate 84 helping people with medical problems—while his wife searches desperately for him. A seven-year-old boy who thinks he is just living a normal life in 1949 soon realizes that the only way to find out any answers about his grandpa’s past is to ask good questions in “The Pumpkin Tree.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMissing Notes, Hidden Talents, and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eshares four charming stories with important messages about perseverance, courage, and, most importantly, love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171166273776,"sku":"9781475980493","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475980493_p0.jpg?v=1763607536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475980493","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}