{"product_id":"2940154435250","title":"Whisper Mama","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve faced family hardship, are open for adventure, or desire a journey that leads from chaos to calm, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhisper Mama opens in Harrisburg, Oregon, on an August evening in 1925 in the aftermath of a train crash that kills nine-year-old Evelyn Castle’s family. Although shattered, left alone to navigate the world on her own, she finds a way to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II takes us to the Oregon Coast in the 1950s, where we meet eight-year-old Elin, Evelyn’s youngest daughter. A forever tomboy, she takes the reader on her own critter-filled journey, and through her struggles under the violent hand of her father. All she wants in life is to feel love and to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III introduces Elin’s seven-year-old daughter, Lu, in the 1960s. Bashful, yet strong, she feels the need to protect herself and her siblings from the ugly intentions of others. She’s in a constant search for calm, for a world she can trust in. She carries the story through, circling back to her beloved grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe generations come together in Part IV in Dallas, Oregon, in 1985. As Lu, now in her twenties, is beckoned home for a heartfelt visit with her mother and grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhisper Mama is a story about surviving, and finally knowing when it’s time to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linda Haas-Melchert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122715377904,"sku":"2940154435250","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154435250_p0.jpg?v=1764067397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154435250","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}