{"product_id":"the-fortress-of-us-diane-hester-9780995371347","title":"The Fortress of Us: a gripping found-family thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight year old Kelsey once believed her father could do anything, an illusion shattered the day he failed to save the woman at the center of her world. With her special needs, Kelsey struggles to process her grief and instead begins to slowly withdraw. Until she meets a girl with no name and vows to protect her against the deadly threat she faces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year since his wife's passing Ryan has watched his beloved only daughter slip further and further away from him. Desperate to save what remains of his family, he moves them from Adelaide to Port Lincoln, leaving behind the house where Kelsey's mother died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the bond she forms with their new neighbour, Shannon, Kelsey seems to find what she needs to finally overcome her loss. Ryan rejoices in the changes he sees in her. Until he learns the true reason for his daughter's recovery is her caring for the neglected runaway she's been hiding up in her tree house. A girl gone missing from Adelaide the same day they shifted house, and the object of a madman's search whose aim is to silence both girls forever.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Hester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0995371342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995371347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Slender Thread Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Diane Hester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801594147071,"sku":"9780995371347","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fortress-of-us-diane-hester-9780995371347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}