{"product_id":"as-far-as-you-can-go-before-you-have-to-come-back-a-novel","title":"As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back: A Novel","description":"Recipient of fifteen prizes and honors, As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back is a girl-and-her-backpack story with a #MeToo framing set in S.E. Asia and Japan in the late 1980s.\nShe learned to leave herself long before she ever left home.\nBy seventeen, Carlie has stolen money from the father who stole everything from her, boarded a plane, and vanished entirely into the backpacker trails of Southeast Asia. New country. New name. No forwarding address.\nBut running only gets you so far. Across the beaches of Thailand, the streets of Tokyo, and every guesthouse in between, she is still carrying what she left. The body keeps its own records, even when the mind goes somewhere else.\nAs the months blur into a life built from nothing, Carlie discovers that surviving and living are not the same thing. The road is raw and fractured and at times darkly funny, filled with people who help and hurt in equal measure.\nThen someone says three words to her, and everything cracks open.\nUrgent and lyrical, unflinching and achingly human, this is a story for anyone who has ever had to leave themselves to survive, and dared to wonder if coming back was still possible.\nShe mastered the art of leaving. The hardest lesson was learning how to stay. Get your copy today before the price changes.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1685131476\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1685131476.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hall, Alle C.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46369091354801,"sku":"RDV.1685131476.G","price":10.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1685131476-0.jpg?v=1763056238","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/as-far-as-you-can-go-before-you-have-to-come-back-a-novel","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}