{"product_id":"three-rivers-home-9798888193785","title":"Three Rivers Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Rivers Home\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a narrative of heartache and hope, highlighting the sacrifices made for family and the relentless pursuit of a place to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on the author's grandfather's childhood, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA poignant tale of siblings, sacrifices, and true belonging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet in early 20th-century Pittsburgh, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollows the journey of Francesco \"Frankie\" Fortunato, his sister Maria, and brother Joey, as their Italian immigrant parents' dream collapses under the weight of illness and poverty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no one left to care for them, Frankie and Joey are thrust into Allegheny County's rudimentary foster care system, where dependent children are \"farmed out\" -- rented -- to agriculture and industry for $5.60 a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrankie finds unexpected peace and stability with his foster parents, Ethel and Raymond Collins, until a shocking scandal of alleged murder and sexual assault pulls them into a media maelstrom that threatens to destroy his future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Frankie nears his sixteenth birthday and the end of county care, he faces a choice: abandon his brother and their pledge to stay together, or plan a bold escape to create the family they've always wanted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milford House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888193785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Lara Brenckle Malmont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52473014616245,"sku":"9798888193785","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_664e6ac2-a592-4ddb-8afa-a8c59457e66b.jpg?v=1777445020","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/three-rivers-home-9798888193785","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}