{"product_id":"9781429976251","title":"The First Dance: A Barnaby Skye Novel","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe First Dance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e takes beloved mountain man Barnaby Skye's family to its third generation in North America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e City, Montana. 1885. Barnaby \u003c\/i\u003eSkye's mixed-blood son, Dirk, has just married a beautiful Metis girl, Therese. But Dirk's position as a civilian translator for the U.S. army threatens to shatter their union. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMontana ranchers wrestling with livestock theft and the incursion of settlers into their range have persuaded the army to send the Metis people back to Canada. The military enlists Dirk to translate between the two sides in the brutal campaign. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnable to reconcile her love for Dirk with the pain he is inflicting on her people, Therese flees on their wedding night. Heartbroken, Dirk rides off with the army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTherese has a powerful vision. She is inspired to build a church that will be a gathering place for her people and a symbol of their resistance to deportation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe suffering refugees--driven into the wilderness by Yankee soldiers and cruel ranch vigilante gangs--find a friend in Dirk and an inspiration in Therese.  In their common cause, the lovers are reunited \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128037359856,"sku":"9781429976251","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429976251_p0.jpg?v=1769903382","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429976251","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}