{"product_id":"9781459701724","title":"Whatever Happened to Mary Janeway?: A Home Child Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eHome child Mary Janeway runs away from her farm placement, grows into adulthood, and ultimately comes to terms with life in Hamilton, Ontario. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Mary Janeway, a home child, is desperate to escape from her rural home child placement and flees to London, Ontario, to find a domestic position. When conditions become unbearable, she moves on, vowing never to relinquish her freedom again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter she arrives in Hamilton as a young bride, she quickly adapts to the urban conveniences and the marvels of new inventions that include electric sewing machines, sulphur matches, street stoplights, a one-horsepower Brunswick refrigerator, the advent of the zipper, and the beginning of radio. But even the latest technology can’t stop the ravages of disease and other family tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary lives through two world wars, the Spanish Influenza, and the Great Depression. In spite of many hardships, she remains a strong, resilient woman well into her senior years and makes many contributions to Hamilton, the city she calls home.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135180488944,"sku":"9781459701724","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459701724_p0.jpg?v=1763868743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459701724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}