{"product_id":"the-spence-women-9781954604155","title":"The Spence Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Spence Women is the contemporary story of three women - Pearl, Audrey, and Maegan Spence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearl at 82 is the matriarch who holds the family together. Before the story begins, she has migrated with her husband from Ozark country to a small desert town in California near where her brother has already settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudrey is Pearl's daughter who makes unwise choices with two men - Roger Hemmings who abandons her and Dixson Dupre who abuses her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaegan is Audrey's daughter by Hemmings who provides a generous monthly child support check and remains anonymous to Maegan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel chronicles Maegan's obstacle filled quest to find her biological father Hemmings, the circumstances leading up to that quest, the quest itself, and the revelations resulting from that quest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearl on occasion acts as a Greek Chorus commenting on the unfolding events. The story is set in the mythical town of Beaumont Valley, as well as locations in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Phoenix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aquazebra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954604155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d","brand":"Carol Mann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258273726645,"sku":"9781954604155","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_92a7f076-9a58-4ca6-b82e-b99a9c332adf.jpg?v=1750814661","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-spence-women-9781954604155","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}