{"product_id":"appalachian-song-hardcover","title":"Appalachian Song - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Shocklee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForever within the memories of my heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlways remember, you are perfectly loved.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she's tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943. As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong. But soon Songbird is forced to make a heartbreaking decision that will tear this little family apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty years later, the day after his father's funeral, Walker Wylie is stunned to learn he was adopted as an infant. The famous country singer enlists the help of adoption advocate Reese Chandler in the hopes of learning why he was abandoned by his birth parents. With the only clue he has in hand, Walker and Reese head deep into the Appalachian Mountains to track down Bertie Jenkins, the midwife who holds the secrets to Walker's past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of historical and Southern fiction comes a poignant story of love and sacrifice set in the heart of Appalachia, from award-winning author Michelle Shocklee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-length Christian historical fiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandalone novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook length: approximately 94,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47389715464370,"sku":"9781496472434","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/581e739a5c0af8855cc07e519599a589_ba97de19-c352-4e47-9a52-0a0ee8931dc6.webp?v=1777931536","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/appalachian-song-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}