{"product_id":"a-measured-thread-9781734494303","title":"A Measured Thread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty years is a long time to keep a secret.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking back on her life, Maggie O'Connor is rightfully pleased. Fifty years ago she left Ireland with a single suitcase and a dream. After long and satisfying career, she is enjoying retirement on her farm in rural Wisconsin -- until she falls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to regain her independence, she hires Isobel, a young woman who is also an emigrant. Helping Maggie clean house, Isobel finds a cache of letters that Maggie wrote to her parents those many years ago and begins to read them aloud to Maggie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the letters contain a secret, one that Maggie has kept for fifty years. A secret that threatens to destroy her life and that of the people around her. With little time left, she must make a choice -- give up, or face her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Measured Thread\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful story that explores questions of guilt, abandonment, redemption, and the consequences of the choices we make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehan, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 8. MARY BEHAN was formerly a professor of neuroscience. Now retired from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she devotes her time to writing fiction, memoir and short stories. Her first book, Abby Girls, is a memoir she wrote with her sister, Valarie Behan, about their childhood in Ireland. She lives with her husband in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin in a log cabin overlooking a tall grass prairie. Visit her at mvbehan.com.","brand":"Mary Behan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528837665042,"sku":"9781734494303","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7aee8d1-8187-4a6f-9bac-5395e52d4133.jpg?v=1731336417","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-measured-thread-9781734494303","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}