{"product_id":"the-cowbirds-song-9798234041753","title":"The Cowbird's Song","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captivating story of faith, deception and the terrible cost of secrets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"\u003cem\u003eThe Cowbird's Song\u003c\/em\u003e,\" award winning author Joe Markko draws you into 1795 England where a small society of Methodists known as \u003cem\u003ethe Shiloh Covenant\u003c\/em\u003e board the good ship \u003cem\u003eAurora\u003c\/em\u003e with hymnbook courage and a covenant stitched tight as sailcloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom that bold beginning rises Shiloh Mills, a town carved into the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Across generations, its people mark life by the rhythm of devotion-river baptisms, candlelit weddings, weathered funerals and the hard, holy labor of those who believe God is present in the ordinary work of human hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut every sanctuary has a shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single heart, quietly unmoored, nurtures a monstrous religious delusion, hiding it behind Scripture. When the righteous begin to call evil good, devotion becomes camouflage, trust becomes a weapon, and innocence becomes prey. In this sweeping blend of historical fiction, suspense and young adult intensity, one secret threatens to rot the very covenant that built an entire town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Firebird Book Award for New Adult Fiction (April 2026) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Titan Book Award for Historical Fiction (May 2026) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePinnacle Book Achievement Award for Novels (May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Home Before Midnight, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234041753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d","brand":"Joe Markko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195281760437,"sku":"9798234041753","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798234041753.jpg?v=1788273664","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cowbirds-song-9798234041753","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}