{"product_id":"leaving-waden-9781500365479","title":"Leaving Waden","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jordan C. Rider\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Coming of Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake Barnes suffers from severe depression, although the young artist will do anything but admit it. Instead, he claims to be haunted by a never-ending, addictive sorrow-a sorrow somehow both comforting and oppressing. Until he meets Smoke, that is. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWild and seemingly carefree, Smoke's chain-smoking, rebellious posturing captivates Jake. When she suggests a spontaneous road trip, Jake, mere months from high school graduation, feels compelled to accept.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBouncing from destination to destination in Smoke's beat-up band van, Jake and Smoke embark on an odyssey of self-discovery, their newly found friendship precariously balanced between happiness and obliteration. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Jake confronts his all-absorbing depression, he realizes Smoke may be a way out of his sadness-a realization that terrifies him. If he hopes to survive and heal, he can't afford a dependence on any addiction, even one as alluring as the girl who asked him to leave Waden. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45500491956375,"sku":"9781500365479","price":1121.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781500365479.webp?v=1767158063","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/leaving-waden-9781500365479","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}