{"product_id":"coldwater-redeemed-helen-ashford-9798285357087","title":"Coldwater Redeemed","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome inherit the land. Others fight to belong to it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1895, and the town of Coldwater, Kansas stands at a crossroads. The railroad has finally arrived, promising growth, commerce, and the slow unraveling of the old ways. For Joshua and Rachel Mertens-the children of Alice and Will-this new era brings both opportunity and quiet rebellion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua dreams of industry, determined to build a new mill that will place Coldwater on the map. But his vision faces resistance from townspeople wary of change-and from those who question his growing partnership with Freyde Weinberg, a brilliant but guarded Jewish woman who fled persecution in Eastern Europe. Together, they must decide what they're willing to risk to forge a future neither of them could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel, a gifted teacher at the Caleb School, believes education is Coldwater's greatest hope-but her progressive ideals and her refusal to hide them threaten her relationship with the town's promising new doctor. As the push for women's suffrage gains momentum in Kansas, Rachel must choose between a comfortable life of compromise or the uncertain path of conviction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of it all, Will and Alice Mertens watch with quiet pride and growing concern as their children step into lives shaped by a world they could never fully predict. The old wounds of Coldwater still run deep-and not everyone is ready to see the town transformed.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColdwater Redeemed\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, deeply human novel about love, legacy, and the courage to shape one's own place in history. The final volume in \u003ci\u003eThe Coldwater Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, it asks the most timeless of questions: What does it mean to belong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Ashford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798285357087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d","brand":"Helen Ashford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742981665023,"sku":"9798285357087","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cf386be-a77f-4117-8c50-7f6ce5c6c14d.jpg?v=1782448995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coldwater-redeemed-helen-ashford-9798285357087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}