{"product_id":"the-quest-of-kip-saunders-a-novel-of-regret-and-return-9798996166206","title":"The Quest of Kip Saunders: A Novel of Regret and Return","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegret drove him off the trail. Facing the past may be the only way forward.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear mile 1,390 of the Appalachian Trail, Kip Saunders steps off the path--both the hiking trail and the course his life has taken. Haunted by a decision he made twenty-five years earlier, Kip leaves the trail behind and returns to a place he once abandoned: the United States Military Academy at West Point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe shouldn't be there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe knows it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut something unfinished has pulled him back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Kip moves through the grounds he once called home, memories resurface--along with the people, expectations, and failures he thought he had left behind. Then there is Oscar, the voice he cannot escape. Part conscience, part tormentor, Oscar presses Kip to confront the truth he has spent years avoiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a quiet return becomes something far more unsettling. The line between memory and reality begins to blur. Encounters feel too precise. The past refuses to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKip is forced to ask himself: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs redemption worth the cost of reopening old wounds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr has he gone too far to ever find his way back?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Godwit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996166206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleming, Scott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Scott Fleming is a high school environmental science teacher and adult swimming coach from Mandeville, Louisiana, where the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain feeds his love of water and the outdoors. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point for two years before earning his degree in English from Tulane University. He has also thru-hiked some of America's most iconic long-distance trails, including the Appalachian Trail. In addition to writing, Scott is a watercolor artist and plays the harmonica--more with enthusiasm than skill. The Quest of Kip Saunders is his debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Scott Fleming \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48791295656093,"sku":"9798996166206","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_449609ef-5fe2-4ff6-a76b-2de52e7c49cd.jpg?v=1786551839","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-quest-of-kip-saunders-a-novel-of-regret-and-return-9798996166206","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}