{"product_id":"where-the-river-birches-beckon-fred-schloemer-9781941953273","title":"Where the River Birches Beckon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOMETIMES THINGS AREN'T WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSarah Brinley is a plain spinster from Pittsburgh, recently impoverished by the death of her abolitionist parents. Desperate for work, she accepts a post as governess for the son of a wealthy Kentucky planter. Once there, she finds the job, the plantation, and its people far from what she expected.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe struggles with her own feelings about working for a slaveholder. Her young charge is withdrawn and mute after witnessing the violent death of his mother. And as a series of mysterious events unsettle her, she resists falling in love with the charismatic planter. When the truth finally surfaces, she is astounded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the River Birches Beckon\u003c\/i\u003e explores life in Kentucky during the buildup to the Civil War. The story merges historical events and people with imaginary ones in a suspenseful tale of love, loss, courage, and loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Praise: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A gothic romance, skillfully interwoven with the history of the Underground Railroad. The peaceful rural setting of \u003ci\u003eWhere the River Birches Beckon\u003c\/i\u003e is also the hunting grounds of vicious brutes, lusting to brutalize anyone they suspect of aiding runaway slaves seeking liberty and human dignity.\" --Otis Amanda Dick, Kentuckiana historian, actress, and storyteller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Schloemer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941953271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941953273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Butler Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d","brand":"Fred Schloemer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46217040068863,"sku":"9781941953273","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b2ceb24-a11b-4787-b7f0-103464cbfcb0.jpg?v=1728514102","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-the-river-birches-beckon-fred-schloemer-9781941953273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}