{"product_id":"9780971466708","title":"The Bend in the River","description":"Orphaned by the sudden deaths of her parents in 1877, seventeen year-old Emma Jorden has to abandon  her Kansas home. Lost on the featureless prairie and near death she is rescued by Shea Hawkshadow, a half-breed Cheyenne  warrior. Following an impulsive love affair, Emma and Shea marry. When the consequences of their unconventional marriage  spark ridicule then quickly escalate to attempted murder, they risk a journey across the western frontier. However, many trials  await the couple in their search for a life free from persecution. Emma masks her increasingly fragile emotional state until years  of repression exact a dreadful toll. She battles to unearth the innermost causes of her instability hindered by the lack of humane  treatment for mental illnesses in the 19th Century. Emma's transformation from a guileless girl into a complex woman with an  unflinching will to survive is remarkable and moving. The Bend in the River is an absorbing saga of savagery, love, secrets, and  healing.  Susan Gibbs' highly-praised debut novel is a first-rate page-turner. The Bend in the River is an unpredictable and  absorbing saga","brand":"Hawkshadow Pub. Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019078549744,"sku":"9780971466708","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780971466708_p0.jpg?v=1763877741","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780971466708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}