{"product_id":"9781662535512","title":"In This Life or Another: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the brink of death, a man comes to terms with the life he lived versus the one he never pursued in an emotionally rich novel of parallel lives, redemption, and finding purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of his sixtieth birthday, mechanic Rusty Wilson takes a bullet to save the patrons of a small-town Colorado diner—and awakens to a strange realm between life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, he finds that this limbo is not the end. There are still choices to be made and a lifetime to review. Paths open for a man who believes the life he did live was one of disappointments, grief, and devastating family estrangements. Given a chance to experience an alternate reality, Rusty is visited by figures from his past and present, sees what could have been if he had pursued a woman he loved from afar, and confronts a family secret that shaped everything. Now it’s Rusty’s choice: accept the imperfect existence he knew, or the what-if that could still be his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this poignant exploration of mortality, memory, and second chances is the profoundly simple question: What makes a life truly meaningful?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e© 2026 by Melissa Payne, all rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43688195096637,"sku":"9781662535512","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781662535512_p0.jpg?v=1790163885","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781662535512","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}