{"product_id":"the-child-thorn-holly-scarpignato-9798252801926","title":"The Child-Thorn","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome things are not taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are given-slowly, quietly-until there is nothing left to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a twisted vine takes root beneath her skin, it doesn't demand control. It waits. It learns. And when she finally cuts it out, she believes she's free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she buried did not die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, every surge of emotion feeds something growing beyond her reach. Each time she chooses relief over resistance, a petal falls-and something within her disappears with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it feels like control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it becomes habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd by the time she understands the cost, she is left with a choice: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinue giving pieces of herself away...\u003cbr\u003eor learn how to carry what she was never meant to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Child-Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting psychological metaphor about survival, control, and the quiet ways we lose ourselves trying to make pain manageable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holly Scarpignato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252801926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Holly Scarpignato","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460479004927,"sku":"9798252801926","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48ca73e8-82ba-4c86-9049-2a41f100892c.jpg?v=1777415026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-child-thorn-holly-scarpignato-9798252801926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}