{"product_id":"back-to-the-water-karen-m-black-9781721775569","title":"Back to the Water: A daughter's tale of truth, love and letting go","description":"A HEALING FAMILY MEMOIR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn many good families, there's an odd duck. Someone who doesn't quite fit. In my family, that's me.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I wasn't always the different one. I had a wonderful childhood in a small Canadian town, with summers at a cottage on the lake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For a long time, I thought I'd been born into the perfect family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then something changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I questioned tradition. I felt restless and unsettled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I sought answers about my own life and life itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At family gatherings, I became the odd one who'd rather talk to the water while everyone else talked politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As life slid into middle-age, I began to wonder: \u003cb\u003eif my family was so perfect, why did it feel as if I was drowning?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I've waited until both my parents have passed before publishing this book because not everyone's going to agree with what I have to say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But that's okay with me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For in the last half of my life, I'd rather be hated for who I really am, than loved for what others want, need or imagine me to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A LOVE LETTER FOR SEEKERS - Using interconnected stories and a rich, sensory style, Black unravels the history of her perfect family entangled with elusive truths about herself. If you're the different one in your family, \u003ci\u003eBack to the Water\u003c\/i\u003e will pull you into deep waters and deliver you - changed - to a lush, promising shore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e READ BACK TO THE WATER TODAY to help release your past... and plant powerful seeds for your future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen M. Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1721775560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781721775569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.69d","brand":"Karen M. Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937374961919,"sku":"9781721775569","price":19.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_aa3761a2-d466-4805-8398-44283537d5de.jpg?v=1681429693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/back-to-the-water-karen-m-black-9781721775569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}