{"product_id":"burnt-toast-9798244651546","title":"Burnt Toast","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Donna Jones\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurnt Toast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eby Miss D Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurnt Toast\u003c\/i\u003e is about the months no one posts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about living the van-life dream - and discovering what happens when the toast burns, the nights get long, and smiling becomes survival rather than joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the sequel to \u003ci\u003eEgg Butties\u003c\/i\u003e, which celebrated the funny, chaotic, heart-warming side of van life: road trips, dogs, mishaps, freedom, and laughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurnt Toast\u003c\/i\u003e tells the other side - the one people don't put on social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003egrief and loss on the road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ebreak-ins, loneliness, and fear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe emotional toll of living in a van as a woman on her own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe difference between surviving and truly feeling safe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe reality behind the Instagram version of van life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about blaming people, naming relationships, or explaining breakups.\u003cbr\u003eIt's about what happens \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e - when independence becomes heavy, systems break down, and life keeps demanding resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurnt Toast\u003c\/i\u003e is honest, raw, and quietly brave.\u003cbr\u003eIt's about learning when to keep going - and when choosing safety is not failure, but growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike burnt toast, it leaves a bitter taste.\u003cbr\u003eAnd like burnt toast, it feeds you anyway - reminding you something went wrong, and something needs to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for anyone who has ever: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003elived the dream and felt empty inside it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ecarried grief in a small space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ekept smiling when things were falling apart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003elearned that freedom without safety isn't freedom at all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is van life without the filter.\u003cbr\u003eThis is grief without performance.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the part people don't post.\u003cbr\u003eNot the van life you see online. The one you live through.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47571461177495,"sku":"9798244651546","price":1403.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798244651546.webp?v=1774887313","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/burnt-toast-9798244651546","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}