{"product_id":"blossom-the-wild-ambassador-of-tewksbury-the-true-tale-of-an-amazing-deer-hardcover","title":"Blossom The Wild Ambassador of Tewksbury: The True Tale of an Amazing Deer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Carner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeanne Troast\u003c\/b\u003e (Other), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was Spring of 1999 when Anna found the fawn, alone and dying in the grassy paddock of Unicorn Hollow, her farm in bucolic Tewksbury, New Jersey. The sick baby triggered vivid memories of her own catastrophic injuries as a small child, and their bond grew strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed Blossom, the pet fawn thrives and matures into a sleek doe with a big personality. She lives in and out of the house--never choosing between her wild herd or the human family who raised her. Protecting a deer within a rural hunting community soon turns into a drama with many ramifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotoriety makes Blossom a target--to look at--or shoot at. Newspaper articles started the conversation. Neighbors and hunters joined up to protect the \"Wild Ambassador of Tewksbury.\" Others bragged about using Blossom as bait and laughed about \"Blossom burgers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Please Don't Shoot Blossom\" posters pop up everywhere--in neighborhood shops and restaurants--on trees adjacent to hunting stands deep in the woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 11, 2001, families in Tewksbury suffered devastating losses from the terrorist attack in nearby NYC. Coping with grief becomes a community reality, and Blossom becomes a sort of touchstone for hope and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlossom is five when an orphaned male fawn, rescued from drowning, is brought to Anna's barn. \"Baby Boomer\" becomes part of the family, delighting all with his young-buck antics. Two deer sporting reflective collars now graced the Tewksbury landscapes. One with itchy antlers. Boomer and Blossom are inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA persistent stalker starts a campaign of terrifying warnings. \"Say goodbye to your deer today,\" he says. \"She'll be dead by dark.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeighborhood friends jump to the alert when the pair go missing. Local hunters, fond of Blossom, watch out for their \"Wild Ambassador.\" The police, however, cannot be bothered. \"It's just a deer.\" The first day of the bow-hunting season, Blossom returns home, alone, her mouth and tongue bloodied. Embedded in her cheek is a long piece of wood with a bright blue stripe at one end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReality must be faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA month later, Blossom brings Baby Boomer home--with an arrow through his back  With each agonizing step the embedded arrowhead slices through his shoulder. A veterinarian volunteers to operate, but the X-rays are not encouraging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Christmas. Unicorn Hollow, normally a m lange of intermittent rustlings, pawings, and murmurings, stands mute when Anna, Blossom at her side, finds Boomer's blood-stained collar shoved into the mailbox. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if weeping--or perhaps merely saying goodbye--Mother Nature begins to snow. Blossom steps towards the woods and her wild herd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust behind the stone wall, she pauses, turns to look at Anna ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790914388256,"sku":"9781732653603","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a52350a94d5f09fa8718b80349f482c.webp?v=1780687496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blossom-the-wild-ambassador-of-tewksbury-the-true-tale-of-an-amazing-deer-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}