{"product_id":"chasing-windmills-9780307279385","title":"Chasing Windmills","description":"From 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Ryan Hyde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307279385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43332293034099,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":21.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4b988cba-4b6c-4b4f-bd0d-2256354f3345.jpg?v=1754656749","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/chasing-windmills-9780307279385","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}