{"product_id":"the-things-we-never-confess-muruganandam-s-9798243340502","title":"The Things We Never Confess","description":"Some love stories are loud.\u003cbr\u003eThis one is built in silence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya\u003c\/b\u003e and Ethan meet in a hospital, in the in between spaces where people learn how to wait, how to lose, and how to hold on. Their connection grows without promises, without plans, and without questions only through presence, shared stillness, and the comfort of not needing explanations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Ethan is carrying a truth he believes is too heavy to share: a progressive neurological illness that will slowly take away his speech, his control, and eventually his voice in the world. When Maya uncovers what he has been hiding, their relationship is forced to confront its deepest test not the disease itself, but the cost of protection, the pain of being excluded, and the courage it takes to stay when leaving would be easier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs language begins to fail, love learns a different way to exist through touch, through patience, through the quiet devotion of showing up every day even when the future is uncertain. What unfolds is not a story about fighting death, but about choosing presence over fear, honesty over silence, and love over escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an emotionally rich, deeply intimate novel about loss, caregiving, and the kind of connection that survives even when words are no longer possible. A story for anyone who believes that the most powerful things in life are often the ones we never say out loud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Muruganandam S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243340502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Muruganandam S","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171694846207,"sku":"9798243340502","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-things-we-never-confess-muruganandam-s-9798243340502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}