{"product_id":"across-the-crying-sands","title":"Across the Crying Sands","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Tale of Uncharted Adventure and Discovery Inspired by a True Story \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1888 Mary Edwards Gerritse is a witty and confident young woman who spends as much time as possible outdoors on the rugged Oregon coast where she and her husband, John, have settled. The two are a formidable pair who are working hard to prove their homesteading claim and build a family. But as Mary faces struggles of young motherhood and questions about her family of origin, she realizes that life is far from the adventure she imagined it would be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter losing the baby she's carrying, grief threatens Mary, but she finds an unconventional way to bring joy back into her life--by taking over a treacherous postal route. As Mary becomes the first female mail carrier to traverse the cliff-hugging mountain trails and remote Crying Sands Beach, with its changing tides and sudden squalls, she recaptures the spark she lost and discovers that a life without risk is no life at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jane Kirkpatrick's writing evokes a powerful sense of the challenges and strengths of women who settled the West.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--SANDRA DALLAS, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this inspirational historical Christian novel, a pioneer female mail carrier lives a life of resilience, including grappling with grief and the loss of a child and facing the challenges of frontier life.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Jane Kirkpatrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52102940000557,"sku":"BS-8XD-746094","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9780800746094-HD.jpg?v=1780247391","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/across-the-crying-sands","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}