{"product_id":"watching-the-bloom-9781922936059","title":"Watching The Bloom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatching The Bloom\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical journey through love, loss, healing and growth told in heart ramblings that trace the seasons of a life deeply felt. Through seven chapters, this collection from Assata Dela Cruz explores what it means to root into yourself, to love fiercely, to break, to mend and to keep going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the quiet longing of \u003cem\u003eRooting\u003c\/em\u003e, where the search for belonging begins, to the intoxicating tenderness of \u003cem\u003eBudding\u003c\/em\u003e, where love first cracks through the surface. From \u003cem\u003ePruning\u003c\/em\u003e, where love is wild and untamed, full of ache and release, to \u003cem\u003eBlooming\u003c\/em\u003e, a tribute to the souls who have shaped and shaken the journey. Then comes \u003cem\u003eWilting\u003c\/em\u003e, where addiction, grief and the shedding of self take center stage, followed by \u003cem\u003eShedding\u003c\/em\u003e, a reckoning with love that could never truly take root. And finally, \u003cem\u003eSeeding\u003c\/em\u003e-a meditation on legacy, resilience and the love planted in the hands of the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender yet unflinching, \u003cem\u003eWatching The Bloom\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone who has ever loved, lost and found themselves growing anyway. This is a story of becoming, of surrendering to every season and finding beauty in the bloom, the wilt and everything in between.\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-17685129\"\u003eAssata Dela Cruz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Assata Dela Cruz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922936059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922936057\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-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE021000\"\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023010\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Death, Grief, Loss\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023020\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Love \u0026amp; Erotica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Assata Dela Cruz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459582701805,"sku":"9781922936059","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_ce2d0c55-93b0-438b-948d-953605ea1d3f.jpg?v=1753642060","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/watching-the-bloom-9781922936059","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}