{"product_id":"2940153003016","title":"Secret Storms: A Mother and Daughter, Lost then Found","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Indie Reader Discovery Award and National Indie Excellence Book Award Winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pregnant, nineteen-year-old Philadelphia Main Line debutante is confined, against her will, to a state mental hospital. She spends her pregnancy surrounded by the mentally challenged and the criminally insane. On April 19, 1964, she gives birth to a child, whom she is forced to give up for adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA loving middle-class couple adopts a month-old little girl from Catholic Charities. She is adored and cherished from the very beginning. It is as though she is dropped into the first chapter of a fairy tale-- but we all know how fairy tales go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a mother and daughter. Of what it is to give up a child and what it is to be given up. Of what it is to be a family, and to never lose hope-- because anything is possible. In this award-winning memoir, Julie Mannix von Zerneck and Kathy Hatfield recount the stories of their lives. Written in two distinct and deeply expressive voices, their stories seamlessly meld together toward a breathtaking ending.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julie Mannix von Zerneck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165573923056,"sku":"2940153003016","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153003016_p0.jpg?v=1764027719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153003016","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}