{"product_id":"breaker-and-the-sun-lauren-nicolle-taylor-9781958109168","title":"Breaker and the Sun","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"With gorgeous writing, an adorable romance, complex characters, and a dash of magic, \u003cem\u003eBreaker and the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e was an incredible novel, one that I'd highly recommend.\" - Biscotto Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaker Van Winkle is a recently returned Vietnam vet, struggling with PTSD and the difficulties of readjusting to civilian life with his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Sunny is a high-achieving Chinese-French immigrant who fled Vietnam during the war. Sunny is usually as cheerful as her name implies, but she has her struggles too. Haunted by violent memories of the bombing that killed her parents, and chafing under the rule of her eccentric grandmother, she finds solace deep in the Catskills, at a place she calls the Ugly Tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Breaker stumbles upon Sunny and the Ugly Tree, things start to change. They are drawn to each other, and feel called to the tree. As they spend more time together and their relationship deepens, they notice that their time at the tree is becoming twisted somehow. Sunny's mind yawns and her ambitions begin to slip away. Breaker feels safe and carefree, his memories finally burying themselves in the distant past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are being lulled toward a tempting, peaceful sleep―but there is a cost to this magical serenity, and it may be more than either of them can bear...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA companion novel to \u003cem\u003eNora and Kettle\u003c\/em\u003e, GOLD MEDAL WINNER Independent Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Nicolle Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1958109169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958109168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Owl Hollow Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Lauren Nicolle Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897624879359,"sku":"9781958109168","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d404e7d-fceb-40d6-beaf-3340d4078601.jpg?v=1721374364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaker-and-the-sun-lauren-nicolle-taylor-9781958109168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}