{"product_id":"maren-eve-gwartney-9781807029012","title":"Maren: The Fisherman's Daughter","description":"Set against the windswept coast of Old Denmark, \u003ci\u003eMaren, The Fisherman's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving story of loss, resilience, and the quiet strength it takes to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a violent storm claims the lives of her husband and son, \u003cb\u003eHanna Iversen\u003c\/b\u003e is left with grief-and no means to support her family. Standing before a stone memorial by the sea, she makes an impossible decision: to indenture her daughters, \u003cb\u003eMaren and Betina\u003c\/b\u003e, to \u003cb\u003eHerr Agner Estridsen\u003c\/b\u003e, a powerful wheat farmer whose wealth and authority are rooted in a lineage of Danish kings and queens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar from the sea they love and fear, the sisters enter a world shaped by labor, hierarchy, and moral consequence. On Agner's estate, every person they encounter reflects a force that will shape their lives-\u003cb\u003eresponsibility and power, cruelty and compassion, abandonment and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e. Even \u003cb\u003eStone Face\u003c\/b\u003e, a silent boulder on the land, becomes a place of imagination and refuge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs servitude tests their endurance, \u003cb\u003eMaren must confront her anger toward a bully whose actions mask a deeper misunderstanding\u003c\/b\u003e, while \u003cb\u003eBetina clings to a walking stick coiled like a serpent-a haunting symbol of life's fragile and mortal journey\u003c\/b\u003e. Around them, friendships form in unlikely places, choices carry lasting consequences, and hope quietly takes root. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would have guessed that something as simple as a pair of shoes could cause such turmoil?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd who could have imagined that love might emerge where survival seems uncertain? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaren, The Fisherman's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e is a lyrical historical novel about grief and grace, the paradoxes that define human fate, and the enduring power of compassion in the harshest of lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eve Gwartney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1807029018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807029012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Audiobook Publishing Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Eve Gwartney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440689033471,"sku":"9781807029012","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_148cbb53-4e09-4015-a2f8-fbfd0bad82d6.jpg?v=1777184148","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maren-eve-gwartney-9781807029012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}