{"product_id":"the-long-road-home-large-print-edition","title":"The Long Road Home (Large Print Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom her secret perch at the top of the stairs  Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents lavish Manhattan townhouse. At seven  she knows she is an intruder in her parents party  in her parents life. But she cant resist the magic. Later  she waits for the click  click  click of her mothers high heels  the angry words  and the pain that will follow. Gabriella already knows to hide her bruises  certain she is to blame for her mothers rage--and her fathers failure to protect her.  Gabriellas only escape is through her stories. Only writing can dull the pain of her lonely world. And when her parents marriage collapses  Gabriella is given her first reprieve  as her mother abandons her to a convent. There  Gabriellas battered body and soul begin to mend. And there  amid the quiet safety and hushed rituals of the nuns  Gabriella becomes a woman. Then a young priest comes into her life.  Joe Connors never questioned his vocation until Gabriella entered the confessional and shared her soul. Confession leads to friendship. And friendship grows dangerously into love. Like Gabriella  Joe is haunted by the pain of his childhood  consumed by guilt over a family heartbreak. With Gabriella  Joe takes the first steps toward healing. But their relationship leads to tragedy as Joe must choose between the priesthood and Gabriella  and life in the real world where he fears he does not belong.  Exiled and disgraced  Gabriella struggles to survive on her own in Manhattan. There  her life as a writer begins. But just when she thinks she is beyond hurt  Gabriella is shattered once again  betrayed by someone she trusts. But in the shattering comes an opening. And through that opening a new beginning  as Gabriella realizes that her only hope for healing rests in the past  in facing her fears  her parents  and the terrible questions that have plagued her since childhood. For Gabriella  an extraordinary journey begins--one of courage  revelation and forgiveness--a journey to healing that comes full circle in The Long Road Home.  With profound insight  Danielle Steel has created a vivid portrait of a childs broken world and a womans unbreakable spirit. A work of daring and compassion  The Long Road Home is more than riveting fiction. It is an inspiration to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949565374517,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385319924","price":61.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385319928.jpg?v=1770080556","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-long-road-home-large-print-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}