{"product_id":"come-back-to-the-world-9781662522406","title":"Come Back to the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA single mother strives to understand the enigma of a reclusive novelist in a poignant novel about belonging, secret lives, and the want to disappear by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmelia Booker, a journalist and expert in American literature, receives a photograph leading to the possible whereabouts of E. L. Swann, an author who vanished forty years ago after the success of her first and only novel. It's too intriguing a literary mystery for Amelia not to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Santa Rosarita, Mexico, Amelia and her seven-year-old son, Jaden, meet the elderly and guarded Ella Steinbach, known to locals for riding her donkey to market, then retreating from the world again to her hilltop house. Prickly and defensive at first, Ella reluctantly concedes the truth about her identity. If not for Ella's deep affection for the bright and introverted Jaden, she would have found the intrusion unforgivable. Instead, she grants an interview on the condition that Amelia tell no one where E. L. Swann has been found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs days turn into weeks, and Ella reveals more than expected about her past, she and Amelia form a difficult but surprising bond. From it comes the realization that the personal struggles we endure determine the necessary choices we make to move forward. But no matter how much Amelia tries to convince her otherwise, E. L. Swann really does wish to be left alone. And only by accepting the author as she is can Amelia maintain the life-changing connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Ryan Hyde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 5.76w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662522406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHyde, Catherine Ryan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCatherine Ryan Hyde is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of nearly fifty books and counting. An avid traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer, she shares her astrophotography with readers on her website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer novel \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) for its Best Books for Young Adults list and translated into more than twenty-three languages for distribution in over thirty countries. Both \u003ci\u003eBecoming Chloe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e were included on the ALA's Rainbow Book List, and \u003ci\u003eJumpstart the World\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards. \u003ci\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/i\u003e won two Rainbow Awards in 2013, and \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Hoofbeats\u003c\/i\u003e won a Rainbow Award in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than fifty of her short stories have been published in the \u003ci\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals; in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eSanta Barbara Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e; and in the bestselling anthology \u003ci\u003eDog Is My Co-Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have been honored by the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest and the Tobias Wolff Award and have been nominated for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have been cited in the annual \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a professional public speaker, she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with AmeriCorps members at the White House, and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information, visit www.catherineryanhyde.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Catherine Ryan Hyde \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48229133320349,"sku":"9781662522406","price":34.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_54df452f-f234-4375-a5be-57eb775637dd.jpg?v=1778576055","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/come-back-to-the-world-9781662522406","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}