{"product_id":"2940015866261","title":"The Butternut Tree","description":"Avon, Ohio, was a sleepy little farm town in 1945. A simple way of life focused around strict Catholic doctrine, St. Mary's Church, and the objective truths and sense of right and wrong contained within those hallowed institutions. Tolerance was a luxury, one in which this town never indulged, favoring the rod over compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1928, when a young woman was the victim of sexual assault, she was tarnished, regardless of her subsequent marriage and a house full of children. Years after the assault, I was born into this family -- a family that shared a dilapidated farm house scarcely big enough to contain two people, let alone my grandparents, mother, sister, and two brothers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe townspeople's denial became condemnation as my father divorced my mother; the Town shunned our family and my mother took to her bed, unable to face herself or the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnaware of the cause of my mother's inability to function, I only knew I would grow to live a different life. I made a promise to that effect at the age of seven, under the shade and protection of my Butternut Tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fulfillment of that promise has taken many turns.","brand":"Bookstand Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153079288048,"sku":"2940015866261","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015866261_p0.jpg?v=1763634442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015866261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}