{"product_id":"the-coincidence-of-hope-j-willis-sanders-9781954763296","title":"The Coincidence of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Time Traveler's Wife, Life After Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Coincidence of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e joins the paranormal stage in a World War II Americana novel like few others.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's 1944. Word War II is raging and Nebraska farm boy Joe Matthan is-without a single doubt in his young heart-in love. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut he has other things on his mind, such as shipping off to Europe, leaving Elaine Johnson, and how it will affect her if he dies in battle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich he does.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Joe loses his life in the war, he inexplicably lives on-as a ghost who inhabits the living. Although he clings to the hope of returning to Elaine to see what happened to her without him, he's all but given up on that possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a number of coincidences have other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver fifty years later, when Joe arrives in his hometown, a number of coincidences force him to ask why he didn't move on when he died, and-more importantly-if he must surrender his dream of being with Elaine again ... in the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing novel that weaves back and forth between the past and the present, which includes interesting combinations of character points of view and factual history, \u003cem\u003eThe Coincidence of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the one challenge we all should meet: before judging others, we should place ourselves within their perspective, for they may be more like us than we care to admit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Willis Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954763298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954763296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Buggs Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.99d","brand":"J. Willis Sanders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966472581375,"sku":"9781954763296","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49a4c63f-3ef1-4214-86a0-61740b332c24.jpg?v=1711159943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-coincidence-of-hope-j-willis-sanders-9781954763296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}