{"product_id":"driven-a-white-knuckled-ride-to-heartbreak-and-back-paperback","title":"Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Stephenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow in paperback, a \"piercing and beautiful\" (Domenica Ruta) memoir about one woman's road to hope following the death of her troubled brother, told through the series of cars that accompanied her\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in a blue-collar family in the Midwest, Melissa Stephenson longed for escape. Her wanderlust was an innate reaction to the powerful personalities around her, and came too from her desire to find a place in the world where her artistic ambitions wouldn't be thwarted. She found in automobiles the promise of a future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From a lineage of secondhand family cars of the late '60s, to the Honda that carried her from Montana to Texas as her new marriage disintegrated, to the '70s Ford she drove away from her brother's house after he took his life (leaving Melissa the truck, a dog, and a few mix tapes), to the VW van she now uses to take her kids camping, she knows these cars better than she knows some of the people closest to her. Driven from grief and toward hope, Melissa reckons with what it means to lose a beloved sibling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriven\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful story of healing, for all who have had to look back at pain to find the way forward.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMELISSA STEPHENSON earned her BA in English from the University of Montana and her MFA in fiction from Texas State University. Her writing has appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eDriven\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48027834876152,"sku":"9781328588814","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/dXBWeFRaNGJoNGE3dkZ2Yks1MEZiZz09.webp?v=1772236517","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/driven-a-white-knuckled-ride-to-heartbreak-and-back-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}