{"product_id":"losing-julia-9780385333757","title":"Losing Julia","description":"\u003cp\u003eJonathan Hulls debut novel is an epic story of love found and lost  of life in all its joy and tragedy  that takes readers as far as a French battlefield during World War I and as near as a California nursing home. Spanning the twentieth century in time  and forever in heartfelt emotion  Losing Julia is storytelling prowess at its most sublime.  Through the eyes of Patrick Delaney  both bright as a nineteen-year-old American soldier off to fight the Great War and dim as an eighty-one-year-old man  Jonathan Hull shows readers one mans world of discovery  of love  and ultimately  of regret.  Julia was the beautiful lover of Patricks best friend  Daniel. Patrick knew he was meant to be with her the moment he first saw her at a memorial service in eastern France  on the tenth anniversary of the battle in which Daniel died. Though married  Patrick falls desperately in love with Julia during the brief but unforgettable time they spend together exploring the still-battle-scarred countryside and grappling to make sense of what took place there. Struggling to reconcile their love with the havoc of war and lifes obligations  Julia and Patrick cling to each other until one faltered step  when Patrick loses Julia  perhaps never to find her again.  From the vicious savagery of trench warfare to the sometimes comic and often tragic indignities of life in a nursing home  readers will make an unforgettable journey through Patrick Delaneys memories as he questions whether the joy he shared with Julia can outweigh the losses of a lifetime.  Julia was the beautiful wife of Patricks best friend  Daniel. Patrick knew he was meant to be with her the moment he first saw her at a memorial service at Verdun  France  on the tenth anniversary of the battle that made her a widow. Though married  Patrick falls desperately in love with Julia during the brief but unforgettable time they spend together exploring the still battle-scarred countryside and grappling to make sense of what took place there. Struggling to reconcile their love with the havoc of war and lifes obligations  Julia and Patrick cling to each other until one faltered step when Patrick loses Julia  perhaps never to find her again. --\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960672837685,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385333757","price":22.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385333757.jpg?v=1788292059","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/losing-julia-9780385333757","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}