{"product_id":"lessons-from-a-friend-ione-hepburn-9781532015953","title":"Lessons from a Friend: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eIone shares fourteen lessons from people she's known in a series of vignettes that highlight her stormy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly some of these people remain in her life, but each one has taught her something--and that's why she calls them \"friends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne such friend was Claire, whom she met at a Toastmasters meeting and learned that her father was murdered when she was only four years old. When Ione spoke to Claire, she'd inevitably complain that life had treated her unfairly. But Claire helped Ione realize that life was not out to get her. Claire's words were \"Ione, you are not special.\" In time, Ione discovered that she was not the only one nor was she alone on her journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her early upbringing on an underdeveloped island in The Bahamas, where she was abused as a child, to a suicide attempt, failed relationships, counseling sessions, and self-introspections, Ione reveals how life for her has been a series of lessons--and how she realized it's never too late to learn what life is trying to teach you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Ione as she battles her doubts, fears, and assumptions to learn what it takes to succeed and grow as a person in Lessons from a Friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ione Hepburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 153201595X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532015953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2017","brand":"Ione Hepburn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439599956223,"sku":"9781532015953","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59586eea-c78e-4bbe-8ca6-e7ea3015233d.jpg?v=1777178584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lessons-from-a-friend-ione-hepburn-9781532015953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}