{"product_id":"half-blown-rose-paperback","title":"Half-Blown Rose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeesa Cross-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband's betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThis Close to Okay\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of artists, has a lovely life in many ways. At forty-four, she enjoys strolling the streets of Paris and teaching at the modern art museum; she has a vibrant group of friends; and she's even caught the eye of a young, charismatic man named Loup. But Vincent is also in Paris to escape a painful betrayal: her husband, Cillian, has published a bestselling book divulging secrets about their marriage and his own past, hinting that when he was a teenager, he may have had a child with a young woman back in Dublin--before he moved to California and never returned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now estranged from her husband, Vincent has agreed to see Cillian again at their son's wedding the following summer, but Loup introduces new complications. Soon they begin an intense affair, and somewhere between dinners made together, cigarettes smoked in the moonlight, hazy evenings in nightclubs, and long, starry walks along the Seine, Vincent feels herself loosening and blossoming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a journey that is both transportive and intimate, \u003ci\u003eHalf-Blown Rose\u003c\/i\u003e traverses Paris, art, travel, liminal spaces, and the messy complexities of relationships and romance, with excerpts from Cillian's novel, playlists, and journal entries woven throughout. As Cillian does all he can to win her back, Vincent must decide what she wants . . . and who she will be.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeesa Cross-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a homemaker and the author of\u003ci\u003e Every Kiss A War, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhiskey \u0026amp; Ribbons, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo We Can Glow, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Close to Oka\u003c\/i\u003ey. She lives in Kentucky with her husband and their two teenagers. Find more at LeesaCrossSmith.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732209111103,"sku":"9781538755181","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6f5c6b3fec3257c653470b311dda95f3.webp?v=1765131668","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/half-blown-rose-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}