{"product_id":"2940170447985","title":"Reliance, Illinois","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReliance, Illinois\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young woman faced with choices that will alter the course of her own future, and offers a brilliant window into American life during a period of tumultuous change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllinois, 1874: With a birthmark covering half her face, 13-year-old Madelyn Branch is accustomed to cold and awkward greetings, and expects no less in the struggling town of Reliance. After all, her mother, Rebecca, was careful not to mention a daughter in the Matrimonial Times ad that brought them there. When Rebecca weds, Madelyn poses as her mother's younger sister and earns a grudging berth in her new house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply injured by her mother's deceptions, Madelyn soon leaves to enter the service of Miss Rose Werner, prodigal daughter of the town's founder. Miss Rose is a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. Madelyn, though, wants to feel beautiful and loved, and she pins her hopes on William Stark, a young photographer and haunted Civil War veteran.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099955544304,"sku":"2940170447985","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170447985_p0.jpg?v=1763710093","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170447985","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}