{"product_id":"the-place-she-couldnt-leave-wayne-joseph-gombar-9798287098018","title":"The Place She Couldn't Leave...","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the hills of Tuscany, love begins where it cannot stay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill is a rail engineer from Council Bluffs, Idaho, a man defined by timetables, torque, and the quiet rhythms of Midwestern life. When he takes a vacation to Florence, he expects nothing more than scenery and solitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut beneath the cypress trees and among the rows of white marble crosses at the Florence American Cemetery, he meets Tommasina, a quick-witted, curly-haired Italian woman bound to her land, her family, and her duty.\u003cbr\u003eTheir love is simple. Until it isn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross seasons and seas, through emails, video calls, and fleeting visits, they try to bridge two lives destined to remain apart. Will cannot leave the rails. Tommasina cannot leave the grove. And yet, they cannot quite let each other go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Place She Couldn't Leave...\u003c\/i\u003eis a tender, lyrical story of two hearts who meet in the right way but at the wrong time, and the quiet power of a love that chooses to endure, even when it cannot remain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo hearts. And a love that lingers beyond goodbye.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Joseph Gombar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798287098018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Wayne Joseph Gombar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169590583551,"sku":"9798287098018","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-place-she-couldnt-leave-wayne-joseph-gombar-9798287098018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}