{"product_id":"a-good-girl-paperback","title":"A Good Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohnnie Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e GRACEY REITER confronts a painful past and an intimidating future with the approaching death of her father, HENRY MUELLER, the self-described \"last Mohican\" from the chaotic gene pool known as the Walsh-Mueller family. The present holds the answer, and the last opportunity for Gracey to understand her father's alcoholism, her mother's infidelity, and her siblings' version of the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Always present is Gracey's past: the voices of her grandmother, VIOLA MUELLER, and her great-great-grandmother, Irish immigrant PATRICIA WALSH MUELLER. Patricia arrives in Texas in 1847 from the pestilence and starvation of Ireland. \u003ci\u003eA Good Girl\u003c\/i\u003e examines the numbing work of raising children and burying parents through six generations. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A former teacher and journalist, JOHNNIE BERNHARD's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Michigan Graduate Studies Publications\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Ann Arbor Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouston Style Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Good Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow We Came to Be.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169086378119,"sku":"9781680032857","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6264eccacec54922158a0ce6363c3ef1.webp?v=1733339121","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-good-girl-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}