{"product_id":"heldin-milly-janzen-balzer-9781462001682","title":"Heldin: Coming to Terms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I am drawn to the concept of the Heldin family and your main character, Hilda, as she moves through life and faces different questions and experiences.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Amy Gingerich, Editorial Director, \u003ci\u003eThe Herald Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the early 1900s, fourteen-year-old Hilda Heldin offers God a promise-she will give her heart to Jesus if He heals her ailing mother. But God does not make bargains. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot long after Hilda's mother dies, her father, a Mennonite preacher and Minnesota farmer prays for a new wife. Worried that his three children need a mother, he pens a letter to Ukrainian schoolteacher Leah Loewen, a spinster he knows. Before long, they are married-even as Hilda and her younger sister still struggle with their grief. Hilda must meet the challenges of her Mennonite faith and life on the prairie, she finds the strength to endure weather catastrophes, world wars, birth, and death-all while maturing into adulthood and discovering her true identity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeldin\u003c\/i\u003e tells an unforgettable tale of a brave woman's compelling, coming-of-age journey as she tries to come to terms with the faith that governs her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milly Janzen Balzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462001688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462001682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Milly Janzen Balzer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066419704063,"sku":"9781462001682","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52861be0-026c-4a27-b0a5-5e96f2b69a8e.jpg?v=1685407161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heldin-milly-janzen-balzer-9781462001682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}