{"product_id":"violet-season-paperback","title":"Violet Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Leonard Czepiel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother's choices in a time of crisis threaten the one person she means to protect--her only daughter--and force her to make the boldest move of her life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA MOTHER'S CHOICES IN A T IME OF CRISIS THREATEN THE ONE PERSON SHE MEANS TO PROTECT--HER ONLY DAUGHTER-- AND FORCE HER TO MAKE THE BOLDEST MOVE OF HER LIFE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe violet industry is booming in 1898, and a Hudson Valley farm owned by the Fletcher family is turning a generous profit for its two oldest brothers. But Ida Fletcher, married to the black sheep youngest brother, has taken up wet nursing to help pay the bills, and her daughter, Alice, has left school to work. As they risk losing their share of the farm, the two women make increasingly great sacrifices for their family's survival, sacrifices that will set them against each other in a lifelong struggle for honesty and forgiveness. \u003ci\u003eA Violet Season \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of an unforgettable mother-daughter journey in a time when women were just waking to their own power and independence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCzepiel\u003c\/b\u003e's short fiction has been published in numerous journals, including \u003ci\u003eIndiana Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCALYX\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConfrontation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pinch\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and teaches writing at Quinnipiac University. A native of New York State's mid-Hudson Valley, she now lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.39 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772305703200,"sku":"9781451655063","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c140ddf6bb898a8a0e11b96010c0b33c.webp?v=1780402737","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/violet-season-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}