{"product_id":"into-the-blue-susan-edsall-9780312321420","title":"Into the Blue: A Father's Flight and a Daughter's Return","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Sun Times\u003c\/i\u003e praises \u003ci\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e is Susan Edsall's fascinating chronicle of the fight to get her father back into his beloved Big Sky...an engagingly readable testament to an everyday courage....Salted with hilarious memories of Edsall family life, peppered with touching reminiscences of flight with her father, [Edsall] mixes the positive with the painful until it's not only palatable but also poignant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years ago, Susan Edsall's father, a rebuilder and pilot of antique airplanes, suffered a devastating stroke that left him unable to read, write, speak, tell time, understand the alphabet---or fly. The doctors told Susan the best her family could hope for was that he would learn to play checkers. Susan knew if her dad couldn't fly, he'd just as soon not breathe, so she chose another path. Battling the pessimistic conclusion of the experts---and her own looming fears---she and her sister, Sharon, aka the Blister Sisters, decided to take matters into their own hands. With no medical training but double doses of determination, they bushwhacked their own rehab program and got their father back behind the controls of his beloved open-cockpit biplane and into the air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Edsall's \u003ci\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful family memoir about two feisty sisters from Montana who bring their father back to life---and discover themselves in the process. Inspiring, gritty, and often hilarious, it's also the story of anyone who has ever fought back from a dire prognosis to pursue a cherished dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Edsall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312321422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312321420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.55w x 0.72d","brand":"Susan Edsall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992932024575,"sku":"9780312321420","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bd43525-0596-4039-8de9-b18b66aad2f4.jpg?v=1683321603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-blue-susan-edsall-9780312321420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}