{"product_id":"when-the-heart-was-blind-9798188767211","title":"When The Heart Was Blind","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kevin Millican\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - 19th Century - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome journeys begin by leaving home. The most important ones begin by finding the courage to return.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas leaves his quiet hometown believing happiness lies somewhere beyond the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by ambition and captivated by the promise of a different life, he turns away from the people who have loved him without condition-his devoted parents, a lifelong friend whose quiet affection he fails to recognize, and the simple community he is certain he has outgrown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLetters go unanswered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromises are forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile pursuing the future he imagined, Thomas slowly discovers that success cannot fill the emptiness left by the people he left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly after meeting an aging bookseller named Pembroke does he begin to understand that a meaningful life is not built through extraordinary moments, but through ordinary acts of faithfulness, kindness, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Thomas finally returns home, he finds that time has moved on without him. His father is gone. The woman who once waited has built a beautiful life of her own. The opportunities he assumed would always be there have quietly disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet even in loss, redemption remains possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the Heart Was Blind\u003c\/b\u003e is a deeply moving novel about regret, forgiveness, unanswered letters, and the extraordinary grace found in ordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who appreciate reflective, character-driven fiction, it is a reminder that life's greatest treasures are often the ones we fail to recognize until they are almost gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause sometimes the longest journey... is the one that leads us home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48215102652567,"sku":"9798188767211","price":1310.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798188767211.webp?v=1788732114","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/when-the-heart-was-blind-9798188767211","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}