{"product_id":"9781927032091","title":"The Road to Dalhousie","description":"\"You cannot change the wind, but you can adjust your sails\". A fictional biography showing the difficulties surrounding family and social relationships in small-town Eastern Canada when one's in-built direction is homosexual. \"Although I felt relieved that things were now in the open, it took both my mother and I a bit of time before we were comfortable being around each other ... she may not have understood that it wasn't a choice I was making but rather an acceptance of what I couldn't change.\"\u003cp\u003eUneasy that something could happen to his parents on their trip to Europe, Richard decides to return home to northern New Brunswick with his friend Norman. During the twelve-hour odyssey, they reminisce about growing up in small-town, catholic Dalhousie, and share thoughts on their respective coming-out stories and their relation¬ships with their mothers. Richard's easy life in Ottawa changes when Norman's pre¬mon¬ition comes true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Seems was born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada and has travelled the world. Charles is a teacher, writer, human resources manager and interior designer. He lives in Ottawa with his spouse Robert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Petra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062099230960,"sku":"9781927032091","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927032091_p0.jpg?v=1763635832","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927032091","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}