{"product_id":"9781631520747","title":"Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Silver for Memoir\u003cbr\u003e2017 National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist\u003cbr\u003e2017 Independent Press Award: Distinguished Favorite for Memoir\u003cbr\u003e2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards: Memoir Finalist\u003cbr\u003e2016 \u003ci\u003eReaders' Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e :Silver Medal for Non-fiction Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Barbara Bracht's mother disappears, she is left a confused child whose blue-collar father is intent upon erasing any memory of her mother. Forced to keep the secret of her mother's existence from her younger brother, Barbara struggles to keep from being crushed under the weight of family secrets as she comes of age and tries to educate herself, despite her father's stance against women's education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is not only of loss and resilience, but one showing the power of literature—from \u003ci\u003eLittle Orphan Annie\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/i\u003e to the incomparable \u003ci\u003eNancy Drew\u003c\/i\u003e —to offer hope where there is little. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with true literary sensibility, this captivating memoir asks us to consider what it is that parents owe their children, and how far a child need go to make things right for her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048160346352,"sku":"9781631520747","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631520747_p0.jpg?v=1763672311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631520747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}