{"product_id":"kissing-the-sky-9781662535376","title":"Kissing the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter\u003c\/i\u003e comes a soulful, nostalgic novel about a young woman coming of age in the '60s to the blare of the music that shaped a generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of '69. While her peers revel in free love and rock and roll, Suzannah is home from college, sequestered inside her conservative Southern home. Her domineering father has condemned rock music and driven away her best friend. She's counting the days until fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut everything changes when her free-spirited best friend, Livy, resurfaces, urging Suzannah, a talented singer, to join her for \u003ci\u003ethree days of peace and music\u003c\/i\u003e in upstate New York. Fed up with her father's rules and fearful for her brother's fate in Vietnam, Suzannah agrees to the road trip, sneaking off without her parents' knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles outside her comfort zone, the electrifying bedlam of Woodstock jolts her into a journey of self-transformation. But it's not all incense and peppermints. Suzannah's falling hard for Leon, a boy she meets at the festival, and the seductive bud of first love conceals a thorn of heartache. Lies uncover betrayal, and Livy's wild behavior leads to a startling revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA nostalgic trip through the turbulent '60s, this is the story of a lovable heroine who lets go of the girl she was to embrace the woman she's becoming while she learns to lift her voice--for herself and perhaps for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Patton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.60w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662535376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatton, Lisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLisa Patton, the bestselling author of five novels, is a Memphis, Tennessee, native who spent time as a Vermont innkeeper until three subzero winters sent her speeding back down to the South. She has over twenty-five years of experience working in theater, radio, TV, and music, including a decade with Doobie Brother Michael McDonald, who, along with his wife Amy, helped Lisa cowrite and produce \"If Not for You,\" an original song for \u003ci\u003eKissing the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Lisa is the proud mother of two sons, eight bonus children, and twelve grandchildren. She and her husband live in the rolling hills of Nashville with their four-legged furry son named Ziggy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo find links to the original song \"If Not for You,\" please visit Lisa's website at www.lisapatton.com or go to Amazon Music\/Amy Holland \"If Not for You.\" Connect with Lisa on Instagram, @lisapattonbooks, and on Facebook, Lisa Patton.author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lisa Patton \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47712030818461,"sku":"9781662535376","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_558f67b0-c6f3-4ed2-bec2-c32f6bb80f08.jpg?v=1773171112","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/kissing-the-sky-9781662535376","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}