{"product_id":"mud-season-paperback","title":"Mud Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristina Baer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mud season, spring's dismal preamble, brings cold snaps and warm spells, snow squalls and downpours. Outlanders complain. Vermonters shrug. Today, the smell of mud and pine needles mingled with the steamy fragrance of maple sap drifting up through the woods from a sugar house across the lake. We would soon see snowdrops. And geese, on their way north.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New England, mud season is a time of transition, when the frozen silence of winter yields to the warm melody of spring. It is often messy, occasionally dangerous, and ultimately glorious-much like life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, Kristina Baer presents ordinary people challenged by physical danger, emotional trauma, and loss-a near-drowning; a parent's dementia; a sister's betrayal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the transition that follows, all make peace with the past, recognize their own enduring strength, and face the future with confidence and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708295286847,"sku":"9781953120137","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f68d00236bea099f34bac61cf1a14f17.webp?v=1765047273","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mud-season-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}