{"product_id":"what-blooms-from-dust-9780785217411","title":"What Blooms from Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The closer he got, the brighter that red became. It was a rose--a rose that had no earthly business growing there, right in the middle of all that dust.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Jeremiah Goodbye is set to meet his fate in the electric chair, he is given a second chance at life. With the flip of a coin, he decides to return to his home town of Nowhere, Oklahoma, to settle the score with his twin brother Josiah. But upon his escape, he enters a world he doesn't recognize--one that has been overtaken by the Dust Bowl. And the gift he once relied on to guide him is as unrecognizable as the path back to Nowhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his journey home, he accidentally rescues a young boy, and the pair arrive at their destination where they are greeted by darkened skies and fearful townspeople who have finally begun to let the past few years of hardship bury them under the weight of all that dust. Unlikely heroes, Jeremiah and his new companion, Peter Cotton, try to protect the residents of Nowhere from themselves, but Jeremiah must face his nightmares and free himself from the guilt of his past and the secrets that destroyed his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with mystery and magic, this exquisite novel from award-winning author James Markert is a story of finding hope in the midst of darkness and discovering the beauty of unexpected kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarkert, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJames Markert lives with his wife and two children in Louisville, Kentucky. He has a history degree from the University of Louisville and won an IPPY Award for \u003cem\u003eThe Requiem Rose\u003c\/em\u003e, which was later published as \u003cem\u003eA White Wind Blew\u003c\/em\u003e, a story of redemption in a 1929 tuberculosis sanatorium, where a faith-tested doctor uses music therapy to heal the patients. James is also a USPTA tennis pro and has coached dozens of kids who've gone on to play college tennis in top conferences like the Big 10, the Big East, and the ACC. Learn more at JamesMarkert.com; Facebook: James Markert; Twitter: @JamesMarkert.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514425250066,"sku":"9780785217411","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df8772d1-a1c5-44e7-a875-bf8f616e2e5c.jpg?v=1730982702","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-blooms-from-dust-9780785217411","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}