{"product_id":"the-first-love-9780764219689","title":"The First Love","description":"It's the summer of 1951, and Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly pretty despite struggling with chronic illness, she is used to being treated kindly by the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet Maggie wishes she were more like other courting-age girls so she could live a normal, healthy life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo make matters more complicated, \u003ci\u003eDat\u003c\/i\u003e has recently remarried, less than a year after her mother died. And while her stepmother is kind, Rachel is much younger than \u003ci\u003eMamm\u003c\/i\u003e, and she simply doesn't understand Maggie or her illness the way \u003ci\u003eMamm\u003c\/i\u003e did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen tent revival meetings come to the area, Maggie is curious, and the words of the Mennonite preacher challenge her to reconsider what she knows about faith. Can she learn to trust God even when hope seems a distant dream?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeverly Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e, born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, has more than 17 million books in print. Her stories have been published in 12 languages and have regularly appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e. Beverly and her husband, David, live in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, making music, and spending time with their family. Learn more at www.beverlylewis.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bethany House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514399920402,"sku":"9780764219689","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31932afd-ee40-472f-8677-e7f0e2408949.jpg?v=1730981880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-first-love-9780764219689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}