{"product_id":"footprints-in-the-sand-mal-stevens-9780648597971","title":"Footprints in the Sand","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome lives are changed in a single moment. Others are rebuilt one quiet step at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt seventeen, Aiden Govender lives for the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up on the breathtaking coastline of Safety Bay in Western Australia, kiteboarding is more than a sport. It is freedom, identity and the future he has always imagined. Then, in the space of a single afternoon, a devastating accident leaves him paralysed, forcing him to face a life he never expected and cannot accept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, Aiden has mastered the routines of survival, but survival is not the same as living. His days are measured by careful planning and the quiet grief of everything he has lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile family and friends encourage him to move forward, he remains trapped between the memory of the young man who once flew across the ocean and the person he struggles to recognise in the mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything begins to change when he meets Isla. Gentle, perceptive and quietly determined, she sees beyond the wheelchair to the man Aiden has almost forgotten still exists. As trust slowly grows between them, he is forced to confront the fears that have shaped his life since the accident and the possibility that healing is not about reclaiming the life he lost, but finding the courage to embrace the life that still lies ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the stunning coastline of Western Australia, \u003cem\u003eFootprints in the Sand\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply moving novel about love, resilience, family and the quiet strength required to begin again. It is a story about grief, identity, hope and the extraordinary courage it takes to rediscover yourself when everything you once believed has been swept away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartbreaking, uplifting and profoundly human, \u003cem\u003eFootprints in the Sand\u003c\/em\u003e will resonate with anyone who has ever faced unexpected loss, questioned their future, or wondered whether happiness could still exist after life takes an unimaginable turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mal Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648597970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648597971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mal Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Mal Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666048356607,"sku":"9780648597971","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/footprints-in-the-sand-mal-stevens-9780648597971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}