{"product_id":"dear-alderone-9781990700743","title":"Dear Alderone","description":"\u003cp\u003eI went back to the den and put the stereo on. I don't know how long I sat there zoning, listening to the music and trying not to think. Suddenly, my brother came in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis hair was all messed up and his face looked gray and shadowed. Neither of us spoke for a while. Strange. All I could think about was that for fourteen years nothing ever happened in my family. I go out on a real date for one afternoon and suddenly everything falls to pieces. Go figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJera Fowler is hardly excited about having to keep a journal for ninth grade English class. \"What can happen in a day?\" she grumps as she chronicles the 1984-85 school year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe doesn't realize that a single day can be the dividing line between life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty years later, while Jera is in the hospital facing an uncertain future, her teenage granddaughter Rayna discovers the journal and reads all night long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do words written long ago have to say today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmi Hendrickson's epistolary novel Dear Alderone spans generations, exploring those moments in life when-for good or for ill-everything changes in an instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love-letter to the written word and a testimony to the power of preserving personal history through journaling, Dear Alderone embraces the experiences that define our friendships, our families, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3396288\"\u003eAmi Hendrickson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Life to Paper Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781990700743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990700748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC080000\"\u003eMultiple Timelines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC138000\"\u003eSuburban\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Life to Paper Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460140839149,"sku":"9781990700743","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_e1614de0-d33d-4cf7-8775-33d6c3b8cc4b.jpg?v=1753661330","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dear-alderone-9781990700743","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}