{"product_id":"chasing-windmills-paperback-2","title":"Chasing Windmills - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cb\u003ePay It Forward \u003c\/b\u003ecomes a provocative and unlikely love story that starts on a New York subway car and blossoms under the windmills of the Mojave Desert.Both Sebastian and Maria live in worlds ruled by fear. Sebastian, a lonely seventeen-year-old, is suffocating under his dominant father's control; Maria, a young mother of two, is trying to keep peace at home despite her boyfriend's abuse. When their eyes meet across a subway car one night, these two strangers find a connection that neither can explain or ignore. They dream of a new future and agree to run away together, only to find that each has kept a major secret from the other. In this tremendously moving novel, Catherine Ryan Hyde shows us how two people trapped by life's circumstances can break free and find a place in the world where love is genuine and selfless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde, an acclaimed novelist and award-winning short-story writer, is the author of the story collection \u003cb\u003eEarthquake Weather\u003c\/b\u003e and of the novels \u003cb\u003eLove in the Present Tense\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWalter's Purple Heart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFunerals for Horses\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElectric God\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which was named an ALA Book of the Year and made into a feature film. She lives in Cambria, California. Her website is www.cryanhyde.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259114176761,"sku":"9780307279385","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/H0MGOCCrr79780307279385_49f5172c-63fe-4e37-a70b-394cd7f5f33c.webp?v=1768765071","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/chasing-windmills-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}