{"product_id":"chance-beginnings-paperback","title":"Chance: Beginnings - 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\u003eRoberts Essex\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inspirational memoir about trauma, faith, and resilience from debut author Roberts Essex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes the road intended is not always the one traveled.\u003c\/em\u003e On a cold, rainy Southern morning, a boy is born with a bent back to a young, God-fearing mother in a world already in chaos. The doctor tells her to prepare for the worst. She names him anyway. \u003cstrong\u003eChance Beginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e is the true story of a Savannah boy shaped by \u003cstrong\u003efaith, family, and the unrelenting tides of time\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a \u003cstrong\u003ememoir about resilience and overcoming tragedy\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003ebook about finding God through pain and suffering\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a \u003cstrong\u003etrue story of redemption and spiritual healing\u003c\/strong\u003e that has resonated with readers in \u003cstrong\u003etrauma recovery\u003c\/strong\u003e communities, men's groups, and \u003cstrong\u003efaith-based reading circles\u003c\/strong\u003e across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberts Essex spent four decades working as a police officer, a paramedic, and a physician assistant before he wrote his first sentence. After a thirteen-year marriage ended in his mid-thirties, he went back to college as a single father, graduated as an English honors major, and waited until his sixties to write the book he had been carrying his whole life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside Chance Beginnings: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003echildhood trauma\u003c\/strong\u003e survivor's path through \u003cstrong\u003efaith and healing\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the \u003cstrong\u003ebest memoirs about childhood trauma and forgiveness\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA father's hard-won fight against \u003cstrong\u003eintergenerational trauma\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreaking generational cycles as a father\u003c\/strong\u003e and choosing differently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Southern story of \u003cstrong\u003eforgiveness and redemption\u003c\/strong\u003e set in 1960s East Savannah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003einspirational story\u003c\/strong\u003e for anyone who has ever had to start over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Haunting, deeply personal, and quietly hopeful. One of the best faith-based books for trauma recovery communities I have read in years.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A memoir with the flavor of Walden and Grisham and a palette between Spielberg and Disney.\"\u003c\/em\u003e-Roberts Essex on his own book \u003cstrong\u003eChance Beginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e is volume one of three. \u003cem\u003eThe Search\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA New Life\u003c\/em\u003e follow. Now is the time to start the trilogy from the beginning, before volume two drops and the conversation moves on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy this inspirational memoir about trauma and faith today.\u003c\/strong\u003e Featured in \u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e. No matter where you come from, your beginning does not define your ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49548059246744,"sku":"9781967840205","price":38.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/iUmIpof2XQ9781967840205.webp?v=1784860227","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/chance-beginnings-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}