{"product_id":"3-5-years-a-story-of-breaking-becoming-and-beginning-again-9798277001301","title":"3.5 Years: A Story of Breaking, Becoming, and Beginning Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Burton Burt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.5 Years: A Story of Breaking, Becoming, and Beginning Again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Burton Burt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the noise finally stops?\u003cbr\u003eWhen every escape route disappears?\u003cbr\u003eWhen the person you pretended to be can no longer survive the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.5 Years\u003c\/b\u003e is a raw, honest journey through the collapse of a life built on avoidance, anger, addiction, and emotional disconnection - and the slow, difficult work of becoming someone different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurton Burt did not change because he wanted a better story to tell.\u003cbr\u003eHe changed because the world forced him into silence, and in that silence he finally met himself without running.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir follows the internal wreckage that led to a prison sentence, the emotional unraveling that took place behind those walls, and the rebuilding that could only happen once he stopped hiding from himself. Written in a voice that is direct, grounded, and deeply human, \u003cb\u003e3.5 Years\u003c\/b\u003e explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Identity built on survival rather than truth\u003cbr\u003e- The masks we wear to avoid being seen\u003cbr\u003e- The pain we numb instead of face\u003cbr\u003e- The lies we inherit\u003cbr\u003e- The weight our families carry\u003cbr\u003e- The anger that protects us until it destroys us\u003cbr\u003e- The slow work of repair\u003cbr\u003e- The freedom that comes from accountability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a glamorized prison memoir.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not a story of sudden transformation.\u003cbr\u003eIt is the honest record of a man who cracked slowly, broke deeply, and rebuilt deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever carried shame, buried emotion, lost yourself in addiction, lived behind a mask, or needed to begin again, this book will meet you exactly where you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou cannot outrun your story.\u003cbr\u003eBut you can choose how it continues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47967843549335,"sku":"9798277001301","price":1435.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798277001301.webp?v=1782915860","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/3-5-years-a-story-of-breaking-becoming-and-beginning-again-9798277001301","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}