{"product_id":"all-the-children-are-home-9780063045453","title":"All the Children Are Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweeping saga in the vein of \u003cem\u003eAsk Again, Yes\u003c\/em\u003e following a foster family through almost a decade of dazzling triumph and wrenching heartbreak--from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Orphans at Race Point\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the late 1950s through 1960s in a small town in Massachusetts, \u003cem\u003eAll the Children Are Home \u003c\/em\u003efollows the Moscatelli family--Dahlia and Louie, foster parents, and their long-term foster children Jimmy, Zaidie, and Jon--and the irrevocable changes in their lives when a six-year-old indigenous girl, Agnes, comes to live with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dahlia decided to become a foster mother, she had a few caveats: no howling newborns, no delinquents, and above all, no girls. A harrowing incident years before left her a virtual prisoner in her own home, forever wary of the heartbreak and limitation of a girl's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven years after they began fostering, Dahlia and Louie consider their family complete, but when the social worker begs them to take a young girl who has been horrifically abused and neglected, they can't say no.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix-year-old Agnes Juniper arrives with no knowledge of her Native American heritage or herself beyond a box of trinkets given to her by her mother and dreamlike memories of her sister. As the years pass and outside forces threaten to tear them apart, the children, now young adults, must find the courage and resilience to save themselves and each other. Heartfelt and enthralling, \u003cem\u003eAll the Children Are Home\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving testament to the enduring power of love in the face of devastating loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis, Patry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePatry Francis is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Liar's Diary\u003c\/em\u003e and the blog \u003cem\u003e100 Days of Discipline for Writers\u003c\/em\u003e. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eTampa Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAntioch Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOntario Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. She is a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and has twice been the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant. She lives in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557479977234,"sku":"9780063045453","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f6f6faf-0bbf-4f97-af48-ead090192092.jpg?v=1731784167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-the-children-are-home-9780063045453","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}