{"product_id":"9780988414839","title":"The Fallen Snow","description":"\"A gripping tale of self-exploration and atonement . . . emotionally complex and brimming with grit.\" -Publishers Weekly.\u003cp\u003e- A ForeWord Reviews 2012 Book of the Year Award Winner - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1918 infantry sniper Joshua Hunter saves an ambushed patrol in the Bois le Prêtre forest of Lorraine . . . and then vanishes. Pulled from the rubble of an enemy bunker days later, he receives an award for valor and passage home to Hadley, a remote hamlet in Virginia's western highlands. Reeling from war and influenza, Hadley could surely use a hero. Family and friends embrace him; an engagement is announced; a job is offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet all is not what it seems. Joshua experiences panics and can't recall the incident that crippled him. He guards a secret too, one that grips tight like the icy air above his father's quarry. Over the course of a Virginia winter and an echoed season in war-torn France, The Fallen Snow reveals his wide-eyed journey to the front and his ragged path back. Along the way he finds companions - a youth mourning a lost brother, a nurse seeking a new life and Aiden, a bold sergeant escaping a vengeful father. While all of them touch Joshua, it is the strong yet nurturing Aiden who will awaken his heart, leaving him forever changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet within a besieged Appalachian forest during a time of tragedy, The Fallen Snow charts an extraordinary coming of age, exploring how damaged souls learn to heal, and dare to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Cabin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010183217392,"sku":"9780988414839","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780988414839_p0.jpg?v=1763891916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780988414839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}