{"product_id":"ellis-river-paperback","title":"Ellis River - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicki Ehrlich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCivil War\u003c\/strong\u003e scattered her family and now, along with her beloved \u003cstrong\u003ehorse\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003eyoung woman\u003c\/strong\u003e must travel across a \u003cstrong\u003ewar-torn country\u003c\/strong\u003e to collect what's left of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen-year-old Ellis Cady, life has gone quiet on her \u003cstrong\u003ewestern Tennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e homestead. Her father and older brother left to sell horses to the army two years earlier and never returned. She watched her mother's health decline, finally succumbing to a broken heart. Her \u003cstrong\u003etwin brother\u003c\/strong\u003e left in search of their father, and while he was gone neighbors moved out of their \u003cstrong\u003eQuaker community\u003c\/strong\u003e, searching for \u003cstrong\u003epeace\u003c\/strong\u003e ahead of the final sweep of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllis is left with nothing but the company of the remaining \u003cstrong\u003ehorses\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eletters and journals\u003c\/strong\u003e she continues to write, trying to make sense of a desolate world. A small band of soldiers rides through to claim the last of the herd, and hope for the return of life as she knew it, evaporates like the mist on the \u003cstrong\u003eriver\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003cstrong\u003ehead-strong mare\u003c\/strong\u003e, Billie, returns, having escaped from the soldiers, Ellis takes it as a sign to leave.\u003cstrong\u003e Disguised as a boy\u003c\/strong\u003e, for safety and comfort, she rides off to find her twin. Though war refuses to fade, Ellis stumbles upon an unlikely \u003cstrong\u003egroup of rescuers\u003c\/strong\u003e who teach her \u003cstrong\u003efamily\u003c\/strong\u003e is more than blood, and \u003cstrong\u003elove\u003c\/strong\u003e has no limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122221191303,"sku":"9798985997408","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fa8b6977b91e590623e1e5ae63c57be9.webp?v=1732558662","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ellis-river-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}