{"product_id":"this-heavy-silence-9781557255082","title":"This Heavy Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrong, resilient, and deeply loyal, Dottie Connell farms her family's three hundred acres in rural Ohio alone, having sacrificed love and family for land she does not own. A sudden, inexplicable event leaves the daughter of her childhood friend in her care. Pressured by her community to allow her former fianc  to raise the child, Dottie must face the past she has worked fifteen years to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning a decade, \u003cem\u003eThis Heavy Silence\u003c\/em\u003e explores the power of the vows we make to others, and, more binding, those we make to ourselves. Evoking the hardship, spring-fed beauty, and the complexities of community in the rural Midwest, this beautifully observed novel leads us to question our ideas about motherhood, faith, and the debts we owe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557255082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.44w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Christy Awards - Winner","brand":"Nicole Mazzarella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41573868175541,"sku":"9781557255082","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6ef90c59-1240-41b5-ad4d-fe80b5fd8d08.jpg?v=1643686499","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-heavy-silence-9781557255082","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}