{"product_id":"bittersweet-place-sarz-maxwell-9781530188246","title":"Bittersweet Place","description":"There's a long silence. \"Zach?\" \u003cbr\u003e \"Yeah?\" \u003cbr\u003e \"Are you going to make me say it first?\" \u003cbr\u003e There's another pause and, \u003ci\u003e 'if he says \"say what?\" I'll just die', \u003c\/i\u003e Daniel thinks. \u003cbr\u003e \"I've wanted to say it for a while,\" says Zach, and Daniel breathes again.\u003cbr\u003e \"Let's say it together, then nobody has to be first.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Okay. Yeah. Ready?\" \u003cbr\u003e \"Ready.\" \u003cbr\u003e \"I love you,\" they say. \u003cbr\u003e And they lie very still, waiting for the sky to fall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bittersweet Place is the first book in the \u003ci\u003eCourtesans \u003c\/i\u003eseries, a book about two young men and their growing commitment: to one another, and to the difficult decisions they must make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daniel Sylvan and Zach Graham come to Chicago to find new lives. Each has darkness in his past that he would rather forget, but both young men learn that there is no future without the past; that trying to bury old pain only leads to new pain. Difficult as it may be, the past must be faced before they can grow. Daniel and Zach must find the courage to grow ... together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarz Maxwell, a native Chicagoan, tells Zach and Daniel's story with humor and authenticity. In Bittersweet Place the reader will meet not only two extraordinary young men, but also a very special place: Chicago's Boystown, in all its vibrant, breathing life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarz Maxwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1530188245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781530188246\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 02\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.83d","brand":"Sarz Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50918752583935,"sku":"9781530188246","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6db46067-b5ab-4fd5-9807-e39075c8dc59.jpg?v=1793809706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bittersweet-place-sarz-maxwell-9781530188246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}