{"product_id":"the-longest-trip-home-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir - Paperback","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\u003eJohn Grogan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table....4 stars.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--People\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Grogan, author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, Marley \u0026amp; Me, once again takes readers into his past, his memories, and his heart in The Longest Trip Home--a funny and poignant memoir of faith, family, and identity. A New York Times bestseller in its own right, The Longest Trip Home has earned glowing accolades from the critics (\"Genuinely heartrending,\" --New York Times \"Wry and witty,\" --Washington Post; \"Entertaining, funny, and, best of all, always honest at its core,\" --St. Louis Post-Dispatch). And, just as Marley \u0026amp; Me was more than simply \"a dog book,\" John Grogan's Longest Trip is much, much more than your typical story of a boy's coming-of-age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a boy honor the parents he loves while breaking from the faith that defines them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Coming-of-Age Story: \u003c\/b\u003e From childhood pranks and first loves in 1960s suburban Detroit to forging an identity outside the confines of a loving but strict home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Crisis of Faith: \u003c\/b\u003e A deeply personal look at the struggle to reconcile a devout Catholic upbringing with the questions and doubts that come with growing older.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Heartwarming Family Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e Filled with the hilarious and heartfelt stories that made \u003ci\u003eMarley \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e a beloved bestseller, this is a book for anyone who has ever loved, and been driven crazy by, their family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAging Parents: \u003c\/b\u003e A tender, unflinching portrait of the final years of his parents' lives, and the journey of a son stepping into the role of caregiver for the father who always cared for him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Grogans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore there was Marley, there was a gleefully mischievous boy navigating his way through the seismic social upheaval of the 1960s. On the one side were his loving but comically traditional parents, whose expectations were clear. On the other were his neighborhood pals and all the misdeeds that followed. The more young John tried to straddle these two worlds, the more spectacularly, and hilariously, he failed. Told with Grogan's trademark humor and affection, \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Trip Home\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of one son's journey into adulthood to claim his place in the world. It is a story of faith and reconciliation, breaking away and finding the way home again, and learning in the end that a family's love will triumph over its differences.\u003c\/p\u003e--Booklist\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Grogans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore there was Marley, there was a gleefully mischievous boy navigating his way through the seismic social upheaval of the 1960s. On the one side were his loving but comically traditional parents, whose expectations were clear. On the other were his neighborhood pals and all the misdeeds that followed. The more young John tried to straddle these two worlds, the more spectacularly, and hilariously, he failed. Told with Grogan's trademark humor and affection, \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Trip Home\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of one son's journey into adulthood to claim his place in the world. It is a story of faith and reconciliation, breaking away and finding the way home again, and learning in the end that a family's love will triumph over its differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.08 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058005827808,"sku":"9780061713309","price":16.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/ZDnqvH3epq9780061713309.webp?v=1781388566","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-longest-trip-home-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}