{"product_id":"the-promise-patsy-l-butler-9781508820024","title":"The Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Shaniko, Oregon, in 1915, Walter \"Pink\" Butler hasn't lived an easy life. He's endured the loss of his brother to diphtheria, an arson attack on his grandmother's homestead, and the death of his favorite horse Choppy. But none of these events frighten Pink as much as his father.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOscar Butler is a volatile, often violent man who never truly embraced fatherhood but keeps a possessive eye on Pink. When Pink's mother dies, she begs her mother Mary to raise Pink, a task Mary promises to undertake. Oscar has other ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKidnapped, wrapped in a blanket, and driven across country, Pink discovers his abductor is his own father. While in his father's erratic \"care\" Pink learns to fend for himself amidst privation and abuse, eventually devising a plan to return to Mary-a plan Oscar could ruin at any moment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the true-life story of author P. L. Butler's father-in-law, \u003ci\u003eThe Promise \u003c\/i\u003erecreates American life in the early 1900s, and the loneliness, love, and determination driving one young man's quest to return to the home where he's safe, loved, and respected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patsy L. Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1508820023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781508820024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d","brand":"Patsy L. Butler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068175085823,"sku":"9781508820024","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f29e13f6-3ac6-4583-98c7-434a4b103ccb.jpg?v=1685417478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-promise-patsy-l-butler-9781508820024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}