{"product_id":"the-baggage-handler-518556","title":"The Baggage Handler","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Christy Award 2019: FIRST NOVEL\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIn a similar vein to The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews or Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory, The Baggage Handler is a contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying?   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"The Baggage Handler by David Rawlings is an extraordinary novel that lingered in my heart long after I finished it.\"-Colleen Coble, USA Today bestselling author of The House at Saltwater Point and the Lavender Tide series   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWhen three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eA hothead businessman coming to the city for a showdown meeting to save his job.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eA mother of three hoping to survive the days at her sister's house before her niece's wedding.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAnd a young artist pursuing his father's dream so he can keep his own alive.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWhen David, Gillian, and Michael each take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, the airline directs them to retrieve their bags at a mysterious facility in a deserted part of the city. There they meet the enigmatic Baggage Handler, who shows them there is more in their baggage than what they have packed, and carrying it with them is slowing them down in ways they can't imagine. And they must deal with it before they can leave.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIn this modern-day parable about the burdens that weigh us down, David Rawlings issues an inspiring invitation to lighten the load.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e-Publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**In a similar vein to *The Traveler's Gift* by Andy Andrews or *Dinner with a Perfect Stranger* by David Gregory, *The Baggage Handler* is a contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying?**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Three people take a flight that will change their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fresh off a run-in with his wife, harried businessman David disembarks the plane angry and impatient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gillian thought she would be more excited about coming to her niece's wedding, but she is just hoping to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Malcolm has gambled everything on this trip to start his fledgling artistic career. To him, failure means working in hardware in what his father calls \"a real job.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After each picks up the wrong suitcase, they make their way to a mysterious baggage depot in a deserted part of the city. There they meet the Baggage Handler, who shows them there is more in their baggage than what they have packed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A simple baggage mix-up at the airport is more than an inconvenience when it forces three people to face the baggage they are unknowingly carrying around.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51564345426207,"sku":"9780785224938","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780785224938_1412996.jpg?v=1769199409","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/the-baggage-handler-518556","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}