{"title":"Kristin Bair O'Keeffe","description":"Kristin Bair O'Keeffe is the author of the novels The Art of Floating and Thirsty, as well as numerous essays about China, bears, and off-the-plot expats. She lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter and travels to anywhere as often as she can.","products":[{"product_id":"the-art-of-floating-paperback","title":"The Art of Floating - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt a time when nothing seems real, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eit takes something truly unusual to put your life into focus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen her beloved husband Jackson disappeared without a trace, popular novelist Sia Dane stopped writing, closed down her house, stuffed her heart into a cage, and started floating. It wasn't the normal response to heartache, but Sia rarely did things the normal way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExactly one year, one month, and six days after Jackson's disappearance, Sia discovers a mysterious man on the beach. He's mute, unresponsive, and looks as if he has just walked out of the sea. It's the sort of situation Jackson would have solved with a simple call to the police. But Jackson is gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs unreal as he seems, Sia is determined to help this man. Perhaps she can return him to his place in the world--to whoever lost him and loves him. Perhaps she can answer their questions the way no one could answer hers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as her friends and family help her winnow her way to the truth, Sia comes to realize that the unfathomable leap between sorrow and healing begins with a single step.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103760421087,"sku":"9780425271483","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/D3rLuNwws59780425271483.webp?v=1781097578"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kristin-bair-okeeffe.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}