{"product_id":"9781609077983","title":"The Fairhaven Chronicles: 4-in-1 eBook Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 4-in-1 eBook Bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 1: A Fresh Start in Fairhaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 2: Mercies and Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 3: Through Cloud and Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 4: The Thorny Path\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fresh Start in Fairhaven\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe bishop walked to his truck, his step a little less springy than it had been a few minutes before. \"Somehow,\" he muttered, \"that didn't go as well as I had hoped.\" He hit his steering wheel a resounding thump. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lord, help me to be patient,\" he prayed. \"I'm not nearly as good at this as I thought I was.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Shepherd is as surprised as anyone by the call to serve as bishop of the newly formed Fairhaven Ward. He's somehow pictured bishops as spiritual giants and inspired administrators, not as ordinary grocers with a pretty wife and three normal but rambunctious kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishop Shepherd's immediate challenge is to bring together the diverse memberships of two wards that are being combined.  In his new flock are Ida Lou Reams, the uncertain but warm-hearted Relief Society president; Tashia Jones, an eleven-year-old black girl who comes alone to sacrament meeting; Roscoe Bainbridge, an older man dying of inoperable cancer; Ralph and Linda Jernigan, whose behavior would be humorous if it weren't so bizarre; and an assortment of other unforgettable characters, who all manage to find a place in Bishop Shepherd's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book as hospitable and inviting as its Southern setting, \u003ci\u003eA Fresh Start in Fairhaven\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the joys and sorrows of a close-knit ward family blessed to have a humble and caring shepherd to guide them through life's inevitable struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deseret Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179492720880,"sku":"9781609077983","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609077983_p0.jpg?v=1763834331","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609077983","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}