{"product_id":"front-porch-sketches-brenda-bond-9781475933475","title":"Front Porch Sketches: Stories from Cyrus Creek When Times Were Simple","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack when Brenda Bond was growing up in the 1950s, life was as simple as Kool-Aid. In \u003ci\u003eFront Porch Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e, she reminisces about what life was like in Cyrus Creek, a small, rural community near Barboursville, West Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Bond shares stories from her idyllic childhood-about the close-knit community, her loving family, the joy of country living, the value of church, and the experiences of attending a small school. She tells of the magical summer evenings on her grandparents' front porch, where the family gathered to laugh and visit, and of the grandfather who knew a real witch who put curses on things she couldn't have.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFront Porch Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e paints a portrait of a simple life in simpler times. It shows that the most important things in life-honesty, hard work, and common sense-cannot be purchased, but can be passed through families, along with their traditions, and their values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Bond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475933479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475933475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Brenda Bond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439312482559,"sku":"9781475933475","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fe4951f-cfce-4c9e-b35f-eb5870b2aee8.jpg?v=1777176847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/front-porch-sketches-brenda-bond-9781475933475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}