{"product_id":"searching-for-my-heart-essays-about-love-9780996324052","title":"Searching for My Heart: Essays about Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dawn Downey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dawn Downey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dawn Downey\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou're not alone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollow words for any tender soul smiling through the day while hiding a deep sense of loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor such a soul--like Dawn Downey--the friendliest encounter becomes an exercise in alienation. In her essay titled, \"A Traveler's Tale,\" she describes a stroll through her neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dust mop of a puppy bounded toward me, her brush tail slicing the air with 'hello come play' and a young woman on the other end of her leash. Straggling behind them was a toddler pushing an umbrella stroller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew they lived in the blue house on the corner ... in their front yard, a stand of coreopsis whose yellow starbursts surprised me every summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe little girl skipped along in my blind spot, peppering me with questions and her own answers. I fantasized a life-long friendship between us, taught her to read, gave her sage advice after a teenage spat with her boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to ask the young woman's name, but they hurried past, toward their blue house on the corner, dust mop's yap yap yap fading ....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the stories in \u003cem\u003eSearching for My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, Downey investigates why she feels left out, returning to themes of alienation, shame, and the self-awareness that leads to love. Downey is a seeker on a quest for closeness. Every step in her search is a homecoming, where she discovers connection begins with herself. A book for anyone with a desire to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dawn Downey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45122948530327,"sku":"9780996324052","price":1035.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780996324052.webp?v=1767100346","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/searching-for-my-heart-essays-about-love-9780996324052","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}