{"product_id":"the-questions-i-didnt-ask-paperback","title":"The Questions I Didn't Ask - 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\u003eGavin W. Bridges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Questions I Didn't Ask\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply personal and quietly powerful memoir about growing up in the shadow of absence, learning to navigate love shaped by distance, and finding identity in the silence between expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the stillness of rural Louisiana, the story follows a child raised between two worlds - a home filled with unspoken tension and a father who exists behind prison walls. Through long drives, guarded visits, and years marked by separation, the author reflects on what it means to love someone you cannot fully reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs time passes, the emotional distance becomes more complex. Expectations of masculinity, the pressure to fit in, and the quiet realization of identity create an internal conflict that remains unspoken for years. In a world where silence feels safer than truth, the author learns to shrink, to perform, and to survive - all while carrying a self that longs to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with raw honesty and lyrical detail, \u003cem\u003eThe Questions I Didn't Ask\u003c\/em\u003e explores the weight of silence, the ache of unmet connection, and the resilience it takes to become yourself when no one has shown you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about distance - between people, between identities, between who we are and who we are expected to be - and the quiet, powerful journey of learning to close that space on your own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284265058489,"sku":"9798295770623","price":14.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/e-KA94yYkG9798295770623.webp?v=1779670232","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-questions-i-didnt-ask-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}