{"product_id":"if-the-ice-had-held-paperback","title":"If the Ice Had Held - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy J. Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie Henderson's life is a lie. The scandal of her birth and the identity of her true parents is kept from her family's small, conservative Colorado town. Not even she knows the truth: that her birth mother was just 14 and unmarried to her father, a local boy who drowned when he tried to take a shortcut across an icy river. Thirty-five years later, in Denver, Melanie dabbles in affairs with married men while clinging to a corporate job that gives her life order even as her tenuous relationships fall apart. She still hasn't learned that the woman who raised her is actually her aunt--or that her birth mother visits her almost every day. This fiercely-guarded secret bonds the two most important women in her life, who hatched a plan to trade places and give Melanie a life unmarred by shame. Yet, as a forest fire rages through the Rocky Mountains and a car accident shakes the family, Melanie finds herself at the center of an unraveling tangle of tragedy and heartbreak. \u003ci\u003eIf the Ice Had Held \u003c\/i\u003espeaks with a natural lyricism, and presents a cast of characters who quietly struggle through complicated lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy J. Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pull of It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She received her MFA from Eastern Washington University, and her work has been published or is forthcoming in many literary reviews, websites, and blogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760108699936,"sku":"9781939650917","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/09e282557d78af43e14ddce54285b057.webp?v=1780171838","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/if-the-ice-had-held-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}