{"product_id":"the-moonshine-women-paperback","title":"The Moonshine Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Collins Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Jeannette Walls, Robert Goolrick, and Sue Monk Kidd, three sisters take over their father's Ozark Mountains moonshine business in an evocative, Prohibition-era story of reinvention, sisterhood, revenge, and the alchemy of love from the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flower Sisters. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom a well-camouflaged still in the moonshine-slicked mountains of Prohibition-era Missouri, to the drink order of a Hot Springs gangster, and even the hidden depths of her own heart, a Strong woman knows how to keep a secret...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery batch of Strong moonshine has its own special flavor, thanks to the secret ingredients that matriarch Lidy Strong adds to the barrels of fermenting corn mash. Whether a bucketful of golden peaches, a ripe melon or juicy, jewel-toned berries, that extra \"something something\" is what makes the Strong \"shine\" so prized--and allows the family to survive after crop prices plummeted in the wake of the Great War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the Strong sisters, too, is distinct. The stoic and steadfast eldest, Rebecca, finds more comfort in nature than with people...until she finds a new home in the love she discovers for the woman who restores her health after a near-devastating accident. Middle sister Elsie is kind, beautiful--and itching for a life more thrilling than the farm can offer. And Jace, the bold and wild-hearted youngest, is known far and wide as \"Shine,\" a name that suits her fiery personality and flaming red hair as much as her innate skill with a still. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir father, Hiram, has been drowning himself in grief and liquor ever since his wife died. But the moonshine business is unforgiving, especially with Prohibition agents turning up in every creek and holler. When tragedy strikes, it falls to the Strong women to keep the still running, the family together, and hope burning on the horizon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Ozark mountains edged in oak and pine, to the outlaw paradise of Hot Springs, Arkansas--where gangsters like Al Capone line the bar at the Southern Club--the sisters' quests for vengeance, healing, and love will drive them forward, in search of a future as transformative and powerful as the purest Strong moonshine.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Collins Anderson \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Moonshine Women\u003c\/i\u003e, an Indie Next Pick, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flower Sisters, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a Missouri Library Association Literary Award winner, the Scenic Regional Library, Washington Public Library \u0026amp; East Central College Community Reads selection, and winner of the \"Show Me\" Award from the Missouri Writers' Guild. She grew up on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks -- a place and a way of life that has shaped her writing. A graduate of the University of Missouri with a MFA from Warren Wilson College, she previously worked in advertising and public relations, taught elementary school creative writing, and was an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri and Stephens College. She serves on the board of \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review \u003c\/i\u003eand her Pushcart Prize-nominated short fiction has appeared in numerous publications. A mother of three, she lives with her family in St. Louis, Missouri and can be found online at MichelleAnderson.me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.19 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991512318253,"sku":"9781496748300","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/4L3sg2VoHB9781496748300.webp?v=1776309429","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-moonshine-women-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}