{"product_id":"the-orphan-mother","title":"The Orphan Mother","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn epic account of one remarkable woman''s quest for justice from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Widow of the South\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Separate Country.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock--the \"Widow of the South\"--has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. But when her ambitious, politically minded grown son, Theopolis, is murdered, Mariah--no stranger to loss--finds her world once more breaking apart. How could this happen? Who wanted him dead?\u003cbr\u003e  Mariah''s journey to uncover the truth leads her to unexpected people--including George Tole, a recent arrival to town, fleeing a difficult past of his own--and forces her to confront the truths of her own past. Brimming with the vivid prose and historical research that has won Robert Hicks recognition as a \"master storyteller\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57311260639614,"sku":"NW9780446581677","price":15.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780446581677.jpg?v=1778583969","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/the-orphan-mother","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}