{"product_id":"9780986643736","title":"Martha's Mirror","description":"\u003cfont face=\"arial\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#006400\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha's Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e is the highly anticipated sequel to \u003cfont color=\"#006400\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartha's Vine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea post-apocalyptic saga set in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlberta, Canada, and written by Edmonton author, Sheree Zielke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WORLD WITHOUT POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA WORLD WHERE THE CRUELLEST REIGN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE SOLD LIKE CATTLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pallor of death has settled over the Canadian province of Alberta--a post-apocalyptic world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esagging under a total loss of electricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe necessities of life are disappearing: fuel, food, ammunition. But the Gatekeeper's people\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estruggle on. They have lost many men in a battle with a biker king, \u003ci\u003eThe Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Worse, their\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewomen and children have been taken hostage, and are destined for eastern Canada--to be sold as\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"clean\" women to the Mafia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGatekeeper, Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e, is plagued by guilt over faulty decisions he made in the defense of his\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecompound. His wife, \u003ci\u003eMartha\u003c\/i\u003e, takes a bullet to her chest--shot by \u003ci\u003eBrad\u003c\/i\u003e--in an attempt to free the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecaptives--including her daughters and grandchildren. Matthew vows to make amends, but an\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eearly winter and a record snowfall get in his way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Brad, a traitor and a murderer...has plans of his own--cruel plans that will forever\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003echange the lives of Martha and her adult daughters, \u003ci\u003eRuth and Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one knows about the evil that awaits them in \u003ci\u003eDrumheller\u003c\/i\u003e--a city nestled in the southern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlberta Badlands--home to mystical hoodoos and the world's largest dinosaur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor some, the ancient Badlands will mean...revenge and retribution. But for others, Drumheller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewill mean...extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~~~\u003ci\u003eBrad, Ruth thought. She swiped at an angry tear. She clenched her teeth and re-shouldered her\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elong gun. I can handle a few hours of this. A seed of hope began to grow. Then Mom can take over.~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut she didn't know that a new hell was coming...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it was going to last for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A scared woman is capable of a great deal...very capable.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creeping Ivy Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038470312176,"sku":"9780986643736","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780986643736_p0.jpg?v=1784250875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780986643736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}