{"product_id":"foreign-seed-9781684429974","title":"Foreign Seed","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I got completely and gratefully lost in its rich setting and memorable characters. You will, too.\" --Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of \u003ci\u003eSomebody's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEqual parts mystery and epic novel inspired by historical events, \u003ci\u003eForeign Seed\u003c\/i\u003e plunges readers into the search for a man who seems to vanish out of thin air.\u003c\/b\u003eChina, June 1918. When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer was last seen on the vast river. With no clues to guide his search and fearing failure in his new post as a man of rank, Sokobin heads upriver with Mr. Lin, a Chinese interpreter he's never met. The investigation soon turns deeply personal for Sokobin, who can't help but conflate Meyer's fate with that of his own daring younger brother--a fighter pilot gone MIA in the world war. As Sokobin continues to search for answers, this mental connection threatens to break him, and he's forced to contend with the biggest question of all: what do we do when the answers we most desperately seek are the very ones that elude us?\u003cp\u003eA sweeping tale of loss and grief, \u003ci\u003eForeign Seed\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving testament to friendship, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. Allison Alsup's exquisitely-researched debut novel will stay in readers' hearts and minds long after they've turned the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keylight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684429974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Allison Alsup","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897148440757,"sku":"9781684429974","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d1d2154a-2eaa-4a33-8550-f77e9511c1d9.jpg?v=1712633358","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/foreign-seed-9781684429974","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}