{"product_id":"hanging-by-a-thread-james-coyle-9798994203422","title":"Hanging By A Thread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn smoke-choked 19th-century Paterson, New Jersey, survival is a daily fight--especially for a girl born into disgrace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a single night of passion, Eliza Canty is abandoned, leaving her illegitimate daughter, Loretta, to grow up amid scarcity, half-siblings, and whispered scandal. At eleven, Loretta joins the looms of the Dexter Lambert silk mill, where life for a \"bastard child\" is a gauntlet of slights, slurs, and relentless labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs locomotives thunder from Paterson's foundries and silk flows toward New York's glittering parlors, mother and daughter navigate \u003cstrong\u003ean era gilded only on the surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e When tragedy strikes the factory floor, Loretta must confront injustice and discover the courage that will define her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vivid tale of working-class resilience, \u003cem\u003e Hanging by a Thread \u003c\/em\u003eexplores betrayal, industrial exploitation, and the awakening of a young woman determined to carve her own path.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Coyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994203422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silk City Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"James Coyle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48853040300287,"sku":"9798994203422","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hanging-by-a-thread-james-coyle-9798994203422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}