{"product_id":"lining-up-the-stones-small-stories-of-big-emotions-pamela-hull-paperback","title":"Lining up the Stones: Small Stories of Big Emotions -- Pamela Hull, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaking choices. How do we decide? By the edicts of religion? By public opinion? By the heart itself, which wavers and wobbles and bends and harbors mysteries we hardly understand?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA middle-aged family man longs to change his life but doesn't know how. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo strangers, dining at neighboring tables in an historical tavern, find their lives are altered by watching each other although not a single word is exchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lonely Asian woman tends a public garden and faces a crucial life choice arising from an unexpected encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn older woman who is married to an abusive man lives on an isolated farm in western Maryland and yearns to visit Positano, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bond between twin girls turns deadly as their personalities collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of two brothers commits an egregious act on the other and regrets it all his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead to explore the emotional dilemmas common to all relationships no matter the age, status, or gender. Read to unearth each character's struggle with a destiny in whose clutches he or she flails around for control. On these pages are written stories of greed, deceit, loneliness, joy, regret, awe, doubt, discretion, and more, twenty-four stories that unravel lives in which you may find elements of your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong in the broken places.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Ernest Hemingway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I never lose. Either I win or learn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Nelson Mandela\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween stimulus and response is the freedom to choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Viktor E. Frankl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Hull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Page Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895536537","brand":"Hull, Pamela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46638012104932,"sku":"9798895536537","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9798895536537.jpg?v=1755873287","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/lining-up-the-stones-small-stories-of-big-emotions-pamela-hull-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}