{"product_id":"pensacola-days","title":"Pensacola Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Pensacola Days\" takes place in Pensacola Florida in 1969 and 1970. It begins when a young man, Jonathan Striker, begins Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Striker has dreamed of being a Naval Aviator since he was a kid; he believes it is his destiny. In the first ten days of AOCS, known as INDOC, Striker and three other AOCS characters become roommates, and they remain roommates for most of the story. At the same time, Wendy Carmody and Leah Perkins are on their way to Gainesville, Florida to stay with Wendy's sister, Jane, until they find a place in Florida where they want to live . The two young women recently finished college in Kansas but decide to leave after both suffer terrible personal losses. After Jane shows them Pensacola Beach, Wendy and Leah decide to move there, find an apartment and apply for nearby teaching jobs. As the story progresses the lives of these five characters become intertwined with the lives of several other characters who are also in Pensacola to pursue their dreams or seek new beginnings. All of them face the inevitable, but unpredictable, challenges of life: success, failure, good times, and sudden tragedy. By the end of the story everyone, especially Striker, learn that destiny isn't a choice; it's determined by a higher authority.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Aged Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51934489706798,"sku":"9798269902302","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/5289\/9630\/files\/4E768112-A8FD-4411-9B9A-62A18E62C14E.jpg?v=1776126245","url":"https:\/\/www.theagedpage.com\/products\/pensacola-days","provider":"The Aged Page","version":"1.0","type":"link"}