{"product_id":"long-way-gone-9780718084714","title":"Long Way Gone","description":"\u003cp\u003eUSA TODAY bestseller  Christy Award Book of the Year Cooper OConnor thought he could make it big as a musician  but he promptly lost it all. Can he repair his relationship with the father who never stopped calling him home? A Prodigal Son retelling where Redeeming Love meets Walk the Line. At the age of eighteen  musician and songwriter Cooper OConnor took everything his father held dear and drove 1 200 miles from home to Nashville  his life riding on a six-string guitar and the bold wager that he had talent. But his wager soon proved foolish. Five years after losing everything  he falls in love with Daley Cross  an angelic voice in need of a song. But just as he realizes his love for Daley  Cooper faces a tragedy that threatens his life as well as his career. With nowhere else to go  he returns home to the remote Colorado mountains  searching for answers about his father and his faith. When Daley shows up on his street corner twenty years later  he wonders if its too late to tell her the truth about his past--and if he is ready to face it himself. With powerful themes of redemption and forgiveness  second chances  and the power of music  Long Way Gone is a story that sticks with readers long after the last page. \"Cooper and Daleys story will make you believe that even broken instruments have songs to offer when theyre in the right hands. Charles Martin never fails to ask and answer the questions that linger deep within all of us. In this beautifully told story of a prodigal coming home  readers will find the broken and mended pieces of their own hearts.\" --Lisa Wingate  New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647062630453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0718084713","price":28.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780718084714.jpg?v=1781687260","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/long-way-gone-9780718084714","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}