{"product_id":"the-whispering-of-the-willows-big-creek-paperback","title":"The Whispering of the Willows: (Big Creek) - Paperback","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\u003eTonya Jewel Blessing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKara Hokes\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eSue Lockwood Summers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR THE WHISPERING OF THE WILLOWS\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest book I have read in a while. Didn't want it to end. Great and different story line. - Christine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a fantastic book that had me examining my own personal spiritual journey. Kudos to the author for writing such a heartfelt, inspiring work. - Verified Amazon Reader\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI absolutely loved the characters and the story. Their faith in God helped them through the trials they faced. The story is engrossing and very believable. Hope this book is a winner for the author. - Verified Purchaser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Whispering of the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring story full of twists and turns, freedom and redemption, the expected and unexpected. This book brings to light the struggles of young woman past and present. God's goodness and provision flow from each page. --Linda Bottoms, Rocky Mountain Ministry Network Women's Ministries Director\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 1920s' saga of Emerald Ashby coming of age.\u003c\/strong\u003e Set against the superstitions and old time religion in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, author Tonya Jewel Blessing tells a difficult, yet redemptive story of a blossoming young woman who is accompanied by her friends and her foes on a journey towards hope and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove weaves through gut-wrenching circumstances and dismal poverty where \u003cem\u003eEmerald Ashby grows strong despite grievous wrongs committed against her. \u003c\/em\u003eIn this desperate historical setting, mysterious disappearances lead to traps set for the innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEighth grade Emie is about to learn some hard lessons when a disturbed young man is thrust into her life by her abusive father and enabling mother. Now, when key individuals begin carving out a rescue plan, Emerald Ashby sets a few of her own traps. It's a page turner. In this ailing town. What will be their measure of success?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCleverly suspenseful and sweetly spoken, the storyteller's unassuming voice transforms an Appalachian trail of tears into holy terror against an evil that stalks the innocent. In The Whispering of the Willows, an Appalachian marriage practice might be compared to the modern sex trade which exploits young females.If you like the emotive movie, Nell, or the writing of Chris Fabry's Dogwood, (a Lifetime movie) you will love The Whispering of the Willows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLCSH: Teenage girls--Abuse of--Fiction. Rape victims--Fiction. Abusive men--Fiction. Poverty--Appalachian Region--Fiction. Appalachian Region--History--20th century--Fiction. Historical fiction. Bildungsromans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52404935131443,"sku":"9780997162547","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UEdyaWhCS1EzcXAydUJwYjJYUjVydz09.webp?v=1758199833","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-whispering-of-the-willows-big-creek-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}