{"product_id":"white-river-red-9798998605611","title":"White River Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1906, fifteen-year-old Forrestina Bradley runs away from her stifling life of ease and joins the circus as a tightrope walker. After a tragedy forces her to leave the circus, she embarks on a life of nomadic adventure, running a carnival rat-game and becoming involved in an illegal dance hall and moonshine business near the banks of the White River in Arkansas during Prohibition. Along the way, she meets and loves three men-Max, Jack, and George-who each break her heart in vastly different ways. It's a good thing that Forrestina is tough enough to survive the men in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTough enough to become a legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, Betty, a young reporter desperate to break into the boys' club of journalism, offers to interview the now-elderly Forrestina. What she discovers in Forrestina's story is a lesson of strength, resilience, friendship, and faith. She learns that though defying normal is often painful, for some brave souls it's the only way to truly live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a true story, White River Red: A Novel vividly portrays the tumults and triumphs of a rough, generous soul who touched countless lives with her kindness and courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarietta, Becky:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Becky Marietta's works of fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in such publications as Bosque, the 3288 Review, Weber: The Contemporary West, and others. A resident of northeast Oklahoma, Becky teaches English at a small college in Arkansas. She writes fiction to escape the sometimes grim reality of grading composition papers. This is her first novel.","brand":"Harree Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103852851474,"sku":"9798998605611","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ae5eade-0155-43dd-80f6-9f3de6fa6650.jpg?v=1773158254","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/white-river-red-9798998605611","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}