{"product_id":"summer-is-home-east-texas-1950s-paperback","title":"Summer Is Home: East Texas 1950s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitchell Anne Hagerstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacter driven\u003ci\u003e Summer is Home\u003c\/i\u003e shares the same strong prose as the author's previous work \u003ci\u003eMiss Gone Overseas. \u003c\/i\u003eThis uplifting coming-of-age novel envelopes the reader in the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of a simpler, slower paced time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Thunder wakes me up and I smell the coming rain. Then lightning makes the wallpaper flowers climb up and up. More thunder and more lightning. I pull the covers over my head, squeeze my eyes shut, and wrap my arms around my knees. I peek out when I hear Miss Frankie shutting the windows.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt three-years-old, Etta begins narrating the story of her childhood, a life divided between a small town in East Texas and a city in Iowa in the 1950s. Etta takes us into her world as she encounters it. She observes births, deaths, the seasons, and the necessity of hard work. Along the way, she is surrounded by an engaging cast of characters: grandparents, an eccentric aunt, a grieving mother, an extended southern family, and her younger cousin sidekick Jackson Parker (JP).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734284767295,"sku":"9781733008662","price":17.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ae07daa3742411691c3e3dff2d71497e.webp?v=1765139335","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/summer-is-home-east-texas-1950s-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}