{"id":241,"date":"2024-12-16T19:25:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tawniastewartbooks.com\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:36:31","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tawniastewartbooks.com\/index.php\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"241\" class=\"elementor elementor-241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9582bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9582bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-899e167\" data-id=\"899e167\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-914d08c elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"914d08c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13179dd\" data-id=\"13179dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ca1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4ca1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Open Road<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c54973 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c54973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:25}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>The Open Road<\/em><\/strong> is a deeply moving novel about what happens after everything falls apart. When betrayal upends her life, a woman accepts an unexpected invitation that leads her far from routine, expectations, and emotional survival mode.<\/p><p>Through long drives, honest conversations, and moments of self-discovery, the novel explores healing, friendship, and the bravery required to choose yourself. Tender, raw, and quietly empowering, it is a story for anyone standing at the edge of change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba0246 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba0246\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c186b1\" data-id=\"6c186b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9469390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9469390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Borrowed Rooms<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198dd45 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"198dd45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:25}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Sixteen-year-old Tanya leaves home without a note. No fight. No goodbye. Just a late-night bus and the pull of a city that promises space to breathe.<\/span><\/p><p>In a rundown rental house with sagging couches and open doors, she finds what she\u2019s been craving, laughter without judgment, mornings without lectures, nights that belong only to her. Surrounded by older friends and the steady hum of music and smoke, Tanya begins to build a new version of herself, one that feels bold, wanted, and finally awake.<\/p><p>But borrowed rooms come with unspoken rules. 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