{"product_id":"northern-lights-empty-pockets-hardcover","title":"Northern Lights, Empty Pockets - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex C. Jokela\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e On Minnesota's Iron Range, one mother must choose between keeping her hard-won safety and standing with a town ready\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e to fight back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1998, Sarah Mitchell is four months into a new life in Virginia, Minnesota. She escaped an abusive marriage with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e her nine-year-old daughter, Emma, but freedom still feels precarious. Sarah cleans the regional hospital on the night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e shift, stretches every dollar, and lives in Section 8 housing while mine closures have left the town fighting for its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sarah plans to work, raise Emma, and stay unnoticed. Instead, she is drawn into the fierce web of care holding the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Range together: church-basement meals, union-hall conversations, shared childcare, borrowed tools, and neighbors who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e give even when they have almost nothing. With the support of a growing circle of friends, she begins to find her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e voice-first at work, then in the fight for safe housing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But speaking up carries risks. The people with power are counting on fear, exhaustion, and poverty to keep everyone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e isolated. To protect Emma and the fragile life they are building, Sarah must decide whether safety lies in remaining\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e invisible or in standing beside people who have begun to feel like family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set across the changing seasons of northern Minnesota, Northern Lights, Empty Pockets is hopeful literary fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e about single motherhood, working-class resilience, found family, and grassroots organizing. It is a deeply human\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e story of ordinary people who discover that wealth is not the only kind of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090134323507,"sku":"9798995125549","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/7kPDDuIoYr9798995125549.webp?v=1789599496","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/northern-lights-empty-pockets-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}