{"product_id":"guarding-what-remains-9780997653045","title":"Guarding What Remains","description":"\u003cb\u003eElenor is spunky and creative. But can she save her family when hardships threaten to destroy them?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful story of pain, love, guilt, redemption, and one family's resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a cruel act by strangers forces the Cruthers to move from their North Idaho dairy farm to the big city, each family member must come to grips with a strange hard life. As stores close and jobs evaporate, Eleanor and her family struggle to survive while each member's personality, dreams, and fears threaten to pull them apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith descriptions that make the Great Depression come to life, Ida Smith gives you a front-row seat next to Eleanor Cruthers and her family during their trials and triumphs. Experience the physical and emotional hardships, harassment, and collective hope, as their world falls apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This one of those stories that reaches out and tugs at your heart...a novel that is good for your soul...\" Panner, Bookbub \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you liked Kristin Hannah's \u003ci\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/i\u003e, Christina Baker Kline's \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e, and Elizabeth Hardinger's \u003ci\u003eAll the Forgivenesses\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll enjoy \u003ci\u003eGuarding What Remains\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBuy Now!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eGuarding What Remains: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...an \u003cb\u003eunforgettable read!\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...\u003cb\u003ea powerful story\u003c\/b\u003e of pain and forgiveness, human frailty and resilience, temptation and grace, hopelessness and steadfast love.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...\u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003ePoignant\u003c\/b\u003e. Heart wrenching. \u003cb\u003eMust read\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...What \u003cb\u003ea roller coaster ride of emotions\u003c\/b\u003e...such a full, rich story...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewell-researched\u003c\/b\u003e novel of the Depression...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...This book\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoffers\u003cb\u003e hope in the midst of life's struggles\u003c\/b\u003e...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\".... \u003cb\u003eI laughed, cried, cheered and pondered my faith\u003c\/b\u003e...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The author reels you in from the start and does not let go until the last page. A \u003cb\u003egreat variety of believable characters\u003c\/b\u003e that you can't help but root for them...\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ida Smith Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390876717330,"sku":"9780997653045","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2e152b1-bd80-4e0b-af36-8cfc5f3f51dc.jpg?v=1728959185","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/guarding-what-remains-9780997653045","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}