{"product_id":"the-purpose-of-getting-lost-a-story-of-finding-myself-paperback","title":"The Purpose of Getting Lost: A Story of Finding Myself - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Purpose of Getting Lost\u003c\/strong\u003e isn't a story about travel-and it isn't a story with a neat ending. There is no final version of the woman at the center of this book, no moment where everything clicks and stays that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Tracy Smith approached fifty and her children grew up, she realized she'd spent years taking care of everyone. Everyone but herself. So she booked a trip. Then another. And another. Over time, thirty countries and five continents became less about distance traveled and more about what surfaced along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn airports, alleys, homestays, temples, and the moments in between, Tracy began to see herself more clearly-her patterns, her longings, her restlessness. Some insights stayed. Others didn't. The journeys offered perspective, not answers; movement, not resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with humor, honesty, and attention to the moments that rarely make it into transformation stories, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Purpose of Getting Lost\u003c\/strong\u003e is a candid collection of interconnected stories about midlife, independence, and the search for belonging-not the kind you arrive at once and for all, but the kind you practice, again and again, as your life continues to unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Note from the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eThank you for choosing this book. Claim your \u003cstrong\u003efree collectible sticker\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003etracysmithauthor.com\u003c\/strong\u003e by entering your IngramSpark order number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47666087297209,"sku":"9798993320717","price":24.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/99iuUWSTJB9798993320717.webp?v=1782028175","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-purpose-of-getting-lost-a-story-of-finding-myself-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}