{"product_id":"book-j1dl","title":"The Slow Road North","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of the “wonderfully funny and openhearted” (NPR) \u003cem\u003eDrinking with Men\u003c\/em\u003e comes a poignant, wrenching, and ultimately hopeful book—equal parts memoir and social history—that follows the author, after a series of tragic losses, to Northern Ireland, where she finds a path toward healing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosie Schaap had a solid career as a journalist and a life that looked to others like nonstop fun: all drinking and dining and traveling to beautiful places—and getting paid to write about it. But under the surface she was reeling from the loss of her husband and her mother—who died just one year apart. Caring for them had claimed much of her daily life in her late thirties. Mourning them would take longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn’t until a reporting trip took her to the Northern Irish countryside that Rosie found a partner to heal with: Glenarm, a quiet, seaside village in County Antrim. That first visit made such an impression she returned to make a life. This unlikely place—in a small, tough country mainly associated with sectarian strife—gave her a measure of peace that had seemed impossible elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving personal narrative and social history, \u003cem\u003eThe Slow Road North\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving and wise look at how a community can offer the key to healing. It’s a portrait of a complicated place at a pivotal time—through Brexit, a historic school integration, and a pandemic—and a love letter to a village, a culture, and a country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350777733424,"sku":"BDj1dl","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49350777766192,"sku":"ZEj1dl","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49350777798960,"sku":"ZMj1dl","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/611731-j1dl-Square.jpg?v=1734293721","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j1dl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}