{"product_id":"the-orphan-mother-9780446581677","title":"The Orphan Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn epic account of one remarkable woman's quest for justice from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Widow of the South\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Separate Country.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock--the \"Widow of the South\"--has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. But when her ambitious, politically minded grown son, Theopolis, is murdered, Mariah--no stranger to loss--finds her world once more breaking apart. How could this happen? Who wanted him dead?\u003cbr\u003e Mariah's journey to uncover the truth leads her to unexpected people--including George Tole, a recent arrival to town, fleeing a difficult past of his own--and forces her to confront the truths of her own past. Brimming with the vivid prose and historical research that has won Robert Hicks recognition as a \"master storyteller\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446581677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert Hicks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637273981084,"sku":"9780446581677","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68e0e59f-f6cb-485a-a271-9bc2a022fc41.jpg?v=1603844390","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-orphan-mother-9780446581677","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}