{"product_id":"a-measured-thread-mary-behan-9781734494334","title":"A Measured Thread: Large Print Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty years is a long time to keep a secret.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking back on her life, Maggie O'Connor is rightfully pleased. Fifty years ago she left Ireland with a single suitcase and a dream. After long and satisfying career, she is enjoying retirement on her farm in rural Wisconsin -- until she falls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to regain her independence, she hires Isobel, a young woman who is also an emigrant. Helping Maggie clean house, Isobel finds a cache of letters that Maggie wrote to her parents those many years ago and begins to read them aloud to Maggie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the letters contain a secret, one that Maggie has kept for fifty years. A secret that threatens to destroy her life and that of the people around her. With little time left, she must make a choice -- give up, or face her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Measured Thread\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful story that explores questions of guilt, abandonment, redemption, and the consequences of the choices we make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Behan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734494336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734494334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Behan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Mary Behan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965851418879,"sku":"9781734494334","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cec2947b-8a4e-4649-b822-f84252081a85.jpg?v=1767285276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-measured-thread-mary-behan-9781734494334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}