{"product_id":"ways-home-stories-from-acclaimed-author-karen-lee-boren-9798991492867","title":"Ways Home: Stories from acclaimed author, Karen Lee Boren","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Normalcy is pliable. It moves as we move, adjusting itself to our lives.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn acclaimed-author Karen Lee Boren's new story collection, Ways Home, women and men, young and old, face past demons and confront current struggles, striving for brighter futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 14 authentic, very human, stories traverse the country, stopping in big cities and small towns, introducing us to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA girl cursed by the song \"Jolene\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA ballet dancer in a tug of war between discipline and youth, family and friendship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young widow lost and looking for home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expectant mother forced to fight for her own and her child's future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnwanted and unavoidable ghosts dredged up with a Trans Am and a long-lost boy's body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so much more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery story reveals the lives of people up against the uncertainties of the world, time, and their own best and worst selves. Never hopeless, always striving, they find the strength and determination to aspire, to get by, and to maybe, just maybe, be happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3746299\"\u003eKaren Lee Boren\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flexible Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991492867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flexible Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44318898880651,"sku":"9798991492867","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_38ff33e9-24ad-4707-8b3f-18ceb4d5bee7.jpg?v=1759246878","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/ways-home-stories-from-acclaimed-author-karen-lee-boren-9798991492867","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}