{"product_id":"the-sisters-tale-9780735280045","title":"The Sister's Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of orphans and widows, terror and hope, and the relationships that hold women together when life falls apart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the trial of a murderer dominating the news, the respected wife of a New Brunswick sea captain is drawn into the troubling case of a British home child. Mortified that she must purchase the beautiful teenager in a pauper auction to save her from lechery and abuse, Josephine Galloway finds herself exexpectedly the proprietor of a boarding house maintained by the sweat and tears of a curious collection of women. Among them is the English girl, Flora Salford, haunted by a missing piece of her life that she fears to be lost forever. When tragedy strikes, Flora--already struggling to earn her place in this strange new country--must decide if she can be the pillar Josephine's household desperately needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReconnecting with characters of Beth Powning's beloved \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Captain's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, while navigating the class realities of Victorian Canada and the rise of women's suffrage, \u003ci\u003eThe Sister's Tale \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of women finding their way, together, through terrible circumstances they could neither predict nor avoid, but will stop at nothing to overcome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBETH POWNING's previous books include the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hatbox Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Captain's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Measure of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003ci\u003e Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book and winner of the inaugural New Brunswick Book Award for Fiction. Her works of memoir include \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Another Summer: Finding the Spirit of Home in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEdge Seasons: A Mid-Life Year\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives on a 300-acre farm near Sussex, New Brunswick, with her husband, the renowned sculptor Peter Powning.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Books Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383135965458,"sku":"9780735280045","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce4b324e-50aa-47e7-a801-ee3b1a9f1205.jpg?v=1728779228","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sisters-tale-9780735280045","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}