{"product_id":"the-long-way-home","title":"The Long Way Home","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSome stories you only understand once you have run from something yourself. Zara is about to hear one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOn a quiet shore at dusk, a girl meets a stranger resting by the water, a man who has just come back from somewhere no one should be able to come back from. There was a storm. There was the sea closing over his head. There was the dark, and the silence, and the whale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Way Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e retells the story of Jonah from the book of Jonah through the eyes of a curious girl who simply wants to know what it was like. As Jonah tells it, the whole journey unfolds, the running, the storm, the swallowing dark, the prayer he finally meant. And then the part Zara never expected: that the whale was not the scariest thing he faced. Going home was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIt is a story about being given a second chance, and finding the courage to walk back toward the very thing you were running from. A gentle, unhurried picture book for ages 4 to 10, made to be read slowly and treasured for years. One of five stories in the Old Testament Collection, Volume Two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAvailable July 19 as part of the complete \u003cstrong\u003eOld Testament Collection: Volume Two\u003c\/strong\u003e. The full five-book set is available to pre-order now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHardcover picture book for ages 4 to 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOne of five stories in the Old Testament Collection, Volume Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOne biblical story, told through the eyes of a child who was there\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWarm, faith-forward, and never preachy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eInspired by the account in the book of Jonah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Story Lantern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48758020604119,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/7054\/9463\/files\/TheLongWayHome_HalfCoverV2_02ecd16d-7c67-4dd8-9919-40db09282c64.jpg?v=1781034696","url":"https:\/\/thestorylantern.com\/products\/the-long-way-home","provider":"The Story Lantern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}