{"product_id":"mercys-view-j-j-maze-9798348507374","title":"Mercy's View: Blackout","description":"\u003cp\u003eSequel to Walk Until Sunrise. (has a brief recap if you didn't read the first memoir, so it can stand alone)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercy's View: Blackout chronicles the ultimate case of faking it till you make it. A teen runaway suffering from dissociative amnesia fights her way back into society in hopes of chasing her dreams and finding true love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her runaway experience at age 15, Heather returns home and immediately realizes she has made a terrible mistake in doing so. She hatches an escape plan that snowballs into an adult game of make-believe on steroids. First, she lies her way out of high school and into a live-in nanny job. Then Heather saves up money and convinces her mother she has been accepted to the University of Minnesota. Mother and daughter embark on a cross-country drive from California to Minnesota. At last Heather begins her life as an independent young woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the 1980s Minneapolis gay bar scene, work at a Chinese restaurant, and student life at a music school, Heather recklessly reenters society as she pursues her musical dreams and love-this time for real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about\u003cstrong\u003e survival\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eovercoming\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the\u003cstrong\u003e pursuit of happiness\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. J. Maze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798348507374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nonipeek Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"J. J. Maze","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520701153535,"sku":"9798348507374","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f874411e-a7f2-4c0d-b294-0ae506e030c6.jpg?v=1762886610","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mercys-view-j-j-maze-9798348507374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}