{"product_id":"eleanors-song-9798988291107","title":"Eleanor's Song","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward winning author, Susan K. Field has released her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eEleanor's Song\u003c\/em\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003ecoming of age\u003c\/strong\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003ethriller\u003c\/strong\u003e. Above all, a story of redemption and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA car crash in 1927 finds three-month-old Eleanor Owens wailing on the floorboard of a Ford Model T. Amid the menacing torrents of rain, her mother lies dead along a Washington highway, as the vehicle that caused the accident speeds away, and leaves Eleanor orphaned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaced in the care of her stern and poverty-stricken grandmother, Eleanor endures the challenge of growing up in small rural towns, yearning for her mother and another life. By age seventeen, Eleanor devises a plan. She intends to join the US Army Nurse Corps. \u003cstrong\u003eGet an education. And climb out of poverty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cstrong\u003eher brilliant plan crumbles\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her despair, she impulsively makes a series of calamitous decisions and becomes entrapped in terror, abuse, and homelessness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events and set amid the backdrop of the Great Depression, World War II, and the western migration, Eleanor Owens \u003cstrong\u003elearns lessons about the ties that make a family strong, how to endure, and about her own resolve. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The release of \u003cem\u003eEleanor's Song\u003c\/em\u003e is bittersweet for me,\" says Field. \"While the book is fiction, it is inspired by pieces of my mother's life. In September, I wanted to give her a finished book, but she passed in early July of 2023 at the age of ninety-five before I had a chance to. My mother knew I was writing this novel. I interviewed her extensively over the years. Thus, this is dedicated to her and the women who have survived, and the women who haven't. May their stories endure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan K. Field is an author of stories celebrating women. Before she started writing fiction full-time, Susan worked in organizational communications, championing the voices of those who could not advocate for themselves: homeless and abused animals, children with special needs, and victims of domestic violence. Based on these experiences, she felt called to write Eleanor's Song, her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan holds a master's degree in writing. Her nonfiction, poetry, articles, and essays have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, commercial magazines, trade journals, and blogs. An excerpt from Eleanor's Song, entitled, A Shadow of a Decision, won a Kay Snow Writing Award, Short Story category in 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susanfieldwrites \u0026 Forsythia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50402444706066,"sku":"9798988291107","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5e5c7c0-255f-4048-861a-5f4bbee7c636.jpg?v=1729155058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eleanors-song-9798988291107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}