{"product_id":"a-westbound-sun-jim-hurley-9781664176461","title":"A Westbound Sun: Short Stories, Memoirs and Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young farmer and his team of horses plunge into a freight train in 1915. A callow teenager shoots an intruder to death in the early 1950's. A high school boy encounters Louis Armstrong. A college student meets his poetic idol. A journalist rides a nuclear submarine into the depths of his fears and ambitions. A middle-aged man finally confronts a deadly illness and forms lifelong bonds of sustainment. A poet exchanges text messages with a bird. An aged lover counsels a young star-gazer. A fisherman seeks truth from rivers. An octogenarian ponders tragedy and gratitude. A husband, father and brother pledges his gratitude to his wife, daughter and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the versatile and compelling rhythms of his short stories, memoirs and poems, Jim Hurley contemplates the stunning beauty and sorrow of living and illuminates how love and resilience make life and our betrothal to it more purposeful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Like Orpheus, Jim Hurley leads us into hell but finds the wherewithal to lead us back into sunlight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Robert Bernard Hass\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Hurley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1664176462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781664176461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 149","brand":"Jim Hurley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047662448895,"sku":"9781664176461","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed39616e-98e2-4e75-8ce8-38f8626e3b5b.jpg?v=1765512592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-westbound-sun-jim-hurley-9781664176461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}