{"product_id":"into-the-free-paperback","title":"Into the Free - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Cantrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturated in Southern ambiance and written in the vein of other literary bestsellers like Kathryn Stockett's \u003cem\u003eThe Help \u003c\/em\u003eand Tom Franklin's \u003cem\u003eCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter\u003c\/em\u003e, Julie Cantrell's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling \u003cem\u003eInto the Free \u003c\/em\u003ethat will sweep you away long after the novel ends.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Depression-era Mississippi, Millie Reynolds longs to escape the madness that marks her world. With an abusive father and a \"nothing mama,\" she struggles to find a place where she really belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor answers, Millie turns to the Gypsies who caravan through town each spring. The travelers lead Millie to a key that unlocks generations of shocking family secrets. When tragedy strikes, the mysterious contents of the box give Millie the tools she needs to break her family's longstanding cycle of madness and abuse. Through it all, Millie experiences the thrill of first love while fighting to trust the God she believes has abandoned her. With the power of forgiveness, can she finally make her way into the free?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillie is just a girl. But she's the only one strong enough to break the family cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gritty, compelling, and beautifully told, \u003cem\u003eInto the Free \u003c\/em\u003ewill take you into a coming-of-age story filled with heartrending hardship and luminous hope. Julie Cantrell is a writer to watch!\" --\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Wingate\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will fall in love with Millie Reynolds, girl with one eye on the heavens and the other on the savages that occupy our world . . . a searing tale of heartache, faith, forgiveness, and doubt set amid gypsies, angels, addicts, asylums, roughnecks, and rodeo hands.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eNeil White\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the Sanctuary of Outcasts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lyrical, moving, haunting, wise, brutal, warmhearted, and ultimately freeing and inspiring coming-of-age tale told with poetic honesty. . . . \u003cem\u003eInto the Free \u003c\/em\u003eswept me up and swept me along.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Niven\u003c\/strong\u003e, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ice Master\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be read as a stand-alone novel, although the story continues in \u003cem\u003eWhen Mountains Move\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook length: approximately 90,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a reader's guide, author interview, and discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Cantrell is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eInto the Free, \u003c\/em\u003ethe 2013 Christy Award winning Book of the Year and recipient of the Mississippi Library Association's Fiction Award. Cantrell has served as editor-in-chief of the \u003cem\u003eSouthern Literary Review \u003c\/em\u003eand is a recipient of the Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Fellowship. Her second novel, \u003cem\u003eWhen Mountains Move\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2014 Carol Award for Historical Fiction and, like her debut, was selected for several Top Reads lists. Visit her online at juliecantrell.wordpress.com, Facebook: juliecantrellauthor, and Twitter: @JulieCantrell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694068535359,"sku":"9780718081256","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5be6ca5f4aa2c45827ea4e1f6b18e593.webp?v=1765000929","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/into-the-free-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}