{"product_id":"9780765337788","title":"Traveling Light : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTraveling Light\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrea Thalasinos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Makaikis is ashamed of her marriage. Driven out of their bedroom by Roger's compulsive hoarding, she has spent the past ten years sleeping downstairs on her husband's ratty couch. Distant and uninspired, Paula is more concerned with the robins landing on her office window ledge than her hard-earned position at the university. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil a phone call changes everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA homeless Greek man is dying in a Queens hospital and Paula is asked to come translate. The old man tells her of his beloved dog, Fotis, who bit a police officer when they were separated. Paula has never considered adopting a dog, but she promises the man that she will rescue Fotis and find him a good home. But when Fotis enters her life she finds a companion she can't live without. Suddenly Paula has a dog, a brand-new Ford Escape, an eight-week leave of absence, and a plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Fotis and Paula begin the longest drive of their lives. In northern Minnesota, something compels her to answer a help-wanted ad for a wildlife rehabilitation center. Soon Paula is holding an eagle in her hands, and the experience leaves her changed forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring story about fate, family, and healing, this novel explores what is possible when we cut the ties that hold us down and the heart is free to soar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraveling Light\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrea Thalasinos is an inspiring story about fate, family, and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Destined to become a classic.” —\u003ci\u003eSusan Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of One Good Dog, on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An historic, inspiring, and uplifting race to the finish.” —\u003ci\u003eModern Dog on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling and evocative.” —\u003ci\u003ePatricia McConnell, Ph.D. author of The Other End of the Leash, on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Powerful debut...stark, gorgeous prose and a timeless story of love realized, lessons learned, and paths taken.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully drawn and emotionally resonant.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An immensely readable story about how dogs heal us and lead us, sometimes through harsh cold and deep snow, to places of great beauty and safety.” —\u003ci\u003eStacie Williams, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delicate and vivid...an elaborate weaving of past and present.” —\u003ci\u003eMichelle Diener, author of In a Treacherous Court, on An Echo Through the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765337788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40647965802702,"sku":"9780765337788","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765337788","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}