{"product_id":"the-way-he-left-us-jessica-sienkiewicz-9798252364896","title":"The Way He Left Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1950s South Philadelphia, eighteen-year-old Frank leaves his family home after his father, an abusive alcoholic, finally goes too far. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe leaves with the hope of finding something different. Something safer. A life that doesn't feel so heavy all the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe goes to stay with his older brother, Thomas, and Thomas's fiancée, Alice, thinking he's finally gotten out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a little while, it feels that way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it doesn't last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe same tension starts to creep in. The same kind of chaos begins to unfold around him. And before long, Frank realizes he didn't escape it the way he thought he did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's right back in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly now, there's something else he can't ignore, something in himself that feels a little too close to what he tried to leave behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way He Left Us\u003c\/i\u003e follows the fragile dynamics of a family trapped within the cycle of abuse and addiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Sienkiewicz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252364896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Jessica Sienkiewicz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460477792511,"sku":"9798252364896","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a626b34-7461-4227-aa7a-001ebc09aef9.jpg?v=1777415021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-way-he-left-us-jessica-sienkiewicz-9798252364896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}