{"product_id":"thoughts-of-leaving-tess-hamilton-9781734859706","title":"Thoughts of Leaving: A memoir that swirls from beneath the San Francisco tides to her awaiting passion in the streets of Brazil","description":"\u003cp\u003eTess took flight, pursuing her promise to marry a Brazilian exchange student.\u003cbr\u003e As she traveled across the continents, she grappled with love and darkness.\u003cbr\u003e She looked up at the full moon, gazed at the twinkling stars, and listened, immersing herself in the voices that surrounded her.\u003cbr\u003e If only she had tried harder to say the words. Her silence became a distant echo.\u003cbr\u003e The softness of his lips was replaced by the black and white images of her past.\u003cbr\u003e She tried to look beyond the puffy clouds in the sky, but found herself staring at the memory of Andy Warhol's pop art, a simple can of Campbell's tomato soup.\u003cbr\u003e Tess clings to optimism and inner strength, which guides her to an insatiable desire to fly.\u003cbr\u003e The seagulls above, the sparkle of the San Francisco Bay, and the surrounding hills of Oakland, California, set the stage for Tess Hamilton's journey.\u003cbr\u003e And \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThoughts of Leaving\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e become her \u003cem\u003eonly\u003c\/em\u003e friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on a true story and will take the reader through a time and place where youth and love are sought and not always found as expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tess Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734859709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734859706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect Balance Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Tess Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069136531711,"sku":"9781734859706","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e292ffa-2c8d-440f-bb4c-89ce18abb3fb.jpg?v=1685423011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thoughts-of-leaving-tess-hamilton-9781734859706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}