{"product_id":"return-to-the-outer-banks-house-paperback","title":"Return to the Outer Banks House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiann DuCharme\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was the spirited daughter of a North Carolina plantation owner, and he was a poor fisherman who she tutored on the porch of her family's Nags Head cottage. When we last saw Abigail Sinclair and Ben Whimble at the close of \u003ci\u003eThe Outer Banks House\u003c\/i\u003e, they'd overcome their differences in life stations and defied convention to begin their new life together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now it's seven years later, and \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Outer Banks House\u003c\/i\u003e finds the couple married and in hard times-riddled by poverty, miscarriages, and weakened family ties. The strong bonds that once held them together have eroded over time, and their marriage threatens to unravel, particularly when relationships from the past and ambitions for the future find their way into the mismatched couple's present predicament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan their love survive? Or are the challenges they face insurmountable? \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Outer Banks House\u003c\/i\u003e carries readers back to 1875 to answer these questions and explore the ebb and flow of a rocky marriage set against the enchanting North Carolina shoreline. Replete with history, intrigue, and plenty of maritime drama, it's an evocative tale of struggle in the Reconstruction-era South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiann Ducharme holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Virginia and a master's degree in teaching from Virginia Commonwealth University. A native of Newport News, Virginia, she has vacationed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina all of her life and has used this familiar setting as a backdrop for her writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDucharme's literary debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Outer Banks House\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2010, her second novel \u003ci\u003eChasing Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012, and the highly anticipated \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Outer Banks House\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDucharme currently resides in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, with her husband, Sean, their three beach-loving children, and their energetic border collie, Toby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 418\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132284309639,"sku":"9780692312926","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3240fa8387bd14084735cb5476afdfcd.webp?v=1732625209","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/return-to-the-outer-banks-house-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}