{"product_id":"blue-skies-kat-rose-9781736827109","title":"Blue Skies: A Traveler's Journey of Discovery and Life in Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUkraine is gritty, it's undiscovered, it's misunderstood, and it's a hidden gem in Eastern Europe. \u003c\/strong\u003eIt has its difficulties due to war, ununified identity, and complex history. Yet, it captures a traveler in its hospitality, culture, and sense of curiosity. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Skies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of short stories that illuminates each of these elements, woven through a coming-of-age passage of a young American in Ukraine. It is not a travel guidebook that groups Ukraine with other countries in Eastern Europe, nor is it a detailed examination of Ukraine's history, language, or latest news. It is the reflections of a traveler's explorations and discoveries in cities across Ukraine, from the western city of Lviv to the eastern city of Kramatorsk. Through her own personal grief and loss, author Kat Rose explores the obstacles that travelers often face on the road: balancing work and travel, maintaining existing relationships while building new ones, and merging old beliefs with new discoveries.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Skies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003etakes readers on the adventurous ride of what it's like to travel, live, and teach in Ukraine through the lens of openness towards strangers, perseverance through obstacles, and hope in the darkness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kat Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736827103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736827109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heavenly World Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d","brand":"Kat Rose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982101381375,"sku":"9781736827109","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_872492c2-b27c-40bf-9130-e320f5cb90e5.jpg?v=1683259234","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-skies-kat-rose-9781736827109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}