{"product_id":"9781942981824","title":"A Far Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Grief is a far country that we visit for a while when our loved ones go home. Sometimes our visit is a long one, and we have a hard time finding our way back. When we do, we carry memories, not as a burden but as a treasure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen fourteen-year-old Anne Marie Gibson loses her mother and her father remarries soon after, Anne finds that the journey back from that far country--a journey complicated by her resentment of her father's marriage and her step-mother's presence--is hard indeed. She must also adapt to the issues and demands of her first year in high school, which provides a counterpoint to her conflicts at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the 1960's, in Oklahoma, \u003cem\u003eA Far Journey \u003c\/em\u003eis a mesmerizing recital of the time issues of learning to go on in the face of grief, forgiveness, acceptance, friendship and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marketing Concepts Intl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50094492352752,"sku":"9781942981824","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942981824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}