{"product_id":"the-punishing-journey-of-arthur-delaney-paperback","title":"The Punishing Journey of Arthur Delaney - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Kroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFor readers of Paulette Jiles and Gil Adamson, a 19th-century tale of a father's greatest regret and path to redemption\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevastated at his wife's death and stricken at raising two girls and a boy on his own, Arthur Delaney places his children in a Halifax orphanage and runs off to join the Union Army in the American Civil War. The trauma of battle and three years in a disease-ridden prisoner-of-war prison changes his perspective on life and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Delaney odd-jobs his way up the American east coast and catches a schooner to Halifax. There he discovers the orphanage has relocated to a farm in rural Nova Scotia. His children are not there. They and others had been sold and resold as farm workers and house servants through the Maritime provinces, as well as Quebec and Ontario. Their whereabouts is unknown. Arthur Delaney sets out on a punishing 20-year journey across Canada to find them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a heartbreaking, beautifully told story of a father's attempt to reconnect with his children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBob Kroll\u003c\/b\u003e studied history at Providence College and the University of New Brunswick. He worked on farms and in the woods before settling into a forty year writing career. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Drop Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hell Of It All\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFire Trap\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.47 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766710337824,"sku":"9781770416338","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa26fb49595eab27a3cefc2a154f237f.webp?v=1780297146","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-punishing-journey-of-arthur-delaney-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}