{"product_id":"old-blue-peggy-frailey-9781546407133","title":"Old Blue: Stories From The Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo not rush through these stories, Dear Reader, rather savor each. Reread them and you will understand even more deeply.\u003c\/i\u003e-William Kenly, editor and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dogs of Cancer \u003c\/i\u003eand others\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOld Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, Peggy Frailey introduces a quirky cast of characters going through major life changes and coping with grief, aging, illness, obsession, and other difficult circumstances. Each story allows you to empathize with her creations, no matter what walk of life they come from.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrailey's titular story centers around a father grieving after the loss of his wife and son. He forms a strange friendship with a blue heron on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Through this relationship, he begins the first step to closure and notices the loved ones still surrounding him. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther stories feature an American Indian caught between two worlds, a teenager battling hospitalization while swearing up a blue streak, a criminal who is a prisoner to his OCD, an older woman struggling to care for her ailing husband, and other characters you can't help but love and won't be able to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peggy Frailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546407138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546407133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Peggy Frailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46739044139263,"sku":"9781546407133","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccf93ea0-87cf-4475-bce2-bc4376c65f2d.jpg?v=1743277038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-blue-peggy-frailey-9781546407133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}