{"product_id":"the-ones-we-loved","title":"The Ones We Loved: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wrenching love story and literary debut following two strangers whose paths converge in a series of seemingly chance encounters and shared histories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a bus moving across rural landscapes from town to town, two young people are escaping with nothing to hold except hope. She has committed a horrifying act for which there will certainly be retribution. He is staggering from a devastating discovery. They will find each other and attempt to move forward, even as their grief leaves wounds on their new beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly transitioning between past lives and present realities, The Ones We Lovedtenderly weaves both myth and memory into an account of two people desperate for connection and yearning for a place to belong. They will find sunflowers carrying death, rivers that whisper secrets and trees that will see it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ones We Lovedis told in the rhythms of oral retellings practiced in Zimbabwe, where a ngano (story)—its melodies, pauses and lifts—creates a call-and-response with the audience. It is a breathtakingly beautiful story about the homes we leave behind, the lonely voices that find us and the painful consequences of experiencing a love that has never known how to let go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Park Row","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51136917307699,"sku":"9780778387589","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/9780778387589.jpg?v=1740511454","url":"https:\/\/www.bluebirdcrozet.com\/products\/the-ones-we-loved","provider":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}