{"product_id":"the-road-to-tender-hearts-hardcover","title":"The Road to Tender Hearts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Hartnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush--bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death--by the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eRabbit Cake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnlikely Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A miraculous novel--an actual and spiritual road trip you won't forget.\"--John Irving\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren't for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. Since then, PJ spends both his money and his time at the bar, and he probably doesn't have much time left--he's had three heart attacks already. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when PJ reads the obituary of his old romantic rival, he realizes his high school sweetheart, Michelle Cobb, is finally single again. Filled with a new enthusiasm for life, PJ decides he's going to drive across the country to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona to win Michelle back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore PJ can hit the road, tragedy strikes Pondville, leaving PJ the sudden guardian of his estranged brother's grandchildren. Anyone else would be deterred from the planned trip, but PJ figures the orphaned kids might benefit from getting out of town. PJ also thinks he can ask Sophie, his adult daughter who's adrift in her twenties, to come along to babysit. And there's one more surprise addition to the roster: Pancakes, a former nursing home therapy cat with a knack of predicting death, who recently turned up outside PJ's home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis could be the second chance PJ has long hoped for--a fresh shot at love \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e parenting--but does he have the strength to do both those things again? It's very possible his heart can't take it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Hartnett \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eUnlikely Animals, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the Julia Ward Howe Prize for fiction and was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eRabbit Cake, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the New England Book Award and a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e best book of the year. Hartnett has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the MacDowell Colony, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and the Associates of the Boston Public Library. Along with writer Tessa Fontaine, she co-runs the Accountability Workshops for writers, helping them commit to routines and embrace the long, slow, joyful, terrible process of doing the work. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.46 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52579189653811,"sku":"9780593873441","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ew40cPOvYg9780593873441.webp?v=1761475969","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-road-to-tender-hearts-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}