{"product_id":"9781496225023","title":"The Leave-Takers: A Novel (Flyover Fiction) - Wingate, Steven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Leave-Takers: A Novel (Flyover Fiction)\u003c\/u\u003e by Wingate, Steven\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Trade Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by University of Nebraska Press, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour years ago Jacob Nassedrine from Boston and Laynie Jackman from Los Angeles came within an inch of getting married before things blew apart. They never expected that fate would hurl them back together in a windblown, isolated house on the plains of South Dakota, but that’s where they end up fighting for the future of their relationship—and for their own emotional survival—amid a minefield of ghosts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter suffering the loss of both their families, they must unite to face the great crises of their lives: grief and guilt over their dead loved ones, low-level but persistent addictions to prescription drugs, the specter of familial violence, and recurrent miscarriages. Together they battle their way through the wilderness of their demons to forge sustainable identities that allow them to create a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Leave-Takers is a journey through personal darkness to mutually shared light, set against a starkly beautiful backdrop that leaves nowhere to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press, 2021","offers":[{"title":"The Leave-Takers: A Novel (Flyover Fiction) \/ Very Good","offer_id":50330440630564,"sku":"9781496225023VG","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_ea8366c2-ba58-4be8-b9ea-bad5a481bac0.jpg?v=1781790411","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9781496225023","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}