{"product_id":"leave-takers-paperback","title":"Leave-Takers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Wingate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Leave-Takers\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey through personal darkness to mutually shared light, set against a starkly beautiful backdrop that leaves nowhere to hide. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Wingate\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eOf Fathers and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2019), the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWifeshopping\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThirty-One Octets: Incantations and Meditations\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an associate professor of English at South Dakota State University. For more information about the author, visit stevenwingate.com\/about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101415575687,"sku":"9781496225023","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/78eb4854fe6fc461f1e405576ea8c9d7.webp?v=1732394032","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/leave-takers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}