{"product_id":"9780358097457","title":"The Slow Road North: How I Found Peace in an Improbable Country","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSchaap, Rosie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of the “wonderfully funny and openhearted” (NPR) \u003ci\u003eDrinking with Men\u003c\/i\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\/b\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. Her healing journey while 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, deciding on a life-changing move to Ireland. 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 in this unforgettable grief memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Slow Road North\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and wise look at how finding 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 and a culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a quiet village in a complicated country become the key to one woman’s healing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Journey of Love and Loss:\u003c\/b\u003e Follows author Rosie Schaap as she navigates the devastating loss of her husband and mother, who died only a year apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom Brooklyn to a Seaside Village:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how a reporting trip to the Northern Irish countryside leads to a life-changing move from a bustling career in New York to the quiet village of Glenarm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Peace in an Unlikely Place:\u003c\/b\u003e A portrait of a complicated country through a pivotal time, showing how a place mainly associated with sectarian strife can offer unexpected solace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Love Letter to Northern Ireland:\u003c\/b\u003e Weaves personal narrative with social history, exploring how the culture and community of one small village offered the key to healing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374004404479,"sku":"9780358097457","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780358097457_s600x595.jpg?v=1780331149","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780358097457","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}