{"product_id":"a-cup-of-dust-a-novel-of-the-dust-bowl-9780825443886","title":"A Cup of Dust: A Novel of the Dust Bowl","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting. An achingly beautiful tale told with a singularly fresh and original voice.\"\u003cbr\u003eJocelyn Green, \u003c\/b\u003e award winning author of the Heroines Behind the Lines Civil War series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The book is suspenseful and gritty with true-to-life characters. It is about hope, family, survival and faith.\" \u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Historical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhere you come from isn't who you are\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen-year-old Pearl Spence is a daydreamer, playing make-believe to escape life in Oklahoma's Dust Bowl in 1935. The Spences have their share of misfortune, but as the sheriff's family, they've got more than most in this dry, desolate place. They're who the town turns to when there's a crisis or a need--and during these desperate times, there are plenty of both, even if half the town stands empty as people have packed up and moved on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePearl is proud of her loving, strong family, though she often wearies of tracking down her mentally impaired older sister or wrestling with her grandmother's unshakable belief in a God who Pearl just isn't sure she likes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a mysterious man bent on revenge tramps into her town of Red River. Eddie is dangerous and he seems fixated on Pearl. When he reveals why he's really there and shares a shocking secret involving the whole town, dust won't be the only thing darkening Pearl's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the tone is suspenseful and often poignant, the subtle humor of Pearl's voice keeps A Cup of Dust from becoming heavyhanded. Finkbeiner deftly paints a story of a family unit coming together despite fractures of distress threatening to pull them apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnjoy all the Pearl Spence Novels\u003cbr\u003e1.\u003cb\u003eA Cup of Dust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eA Trail of Crumbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003cb\u003eA Song of Home\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you are looking for a compelling story with a message of hope in the midst of a dark time and characters that will live on in your imagination, then you need to get\u003ci\u003e A Cup of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eBy the Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a suspenseful page-turner, intricately plotted and bursting with meticulously drawn characters who jump from the page.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eRT Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kregel Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780825443886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 41 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susie Finkbeiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644958732444,"sku":"9780825443886","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ccdb6215-5bd1-46e8-87f6-8f36d1e08c2d.jpg?v=1603859899","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-cup-of-dust-a-novel-of-the-dust-bowl-9780825443886","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}