{"product_id":"the-wounds-of-my-father-paperback","title":"The Wounds Of My Father - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoccie Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1883, San Antonio-where the dying frontier collides with industrial ambition...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Ives, the privileged son of a powerful tycoon, is sent to oversee his family's ventures in the brutal swamps of Tampico, Mexico. But a fateful return to Texas sets him on a collision course with Stella Moore, a fiercely independent schoolteacher searching for her missing sister, and Peter Olenbush, a reckless ally with his own secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs corruption festers in the shadows of progress, John's quest for redemption is haunted by his family's dark legacy and a murder that refuses to stay buried. In a city simmering with violence, greed, and betrayal, John must navigate the dangerous intersections of love, guilt, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of sweeping historical dramas and morally complex characters, \u003cem\u003eThe Wounds of My Father\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful tale of ambition, redemption, and the devastating cost of secrets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Roccie Hill is an exceptional writer with an unerring sense of time and place. You mustn't miss her latest, The Wounds of My Father, which will transport you to turn of the century San Antonio, where American industrialists clash with frontier settlers. Highly recommended!\"-\u003cstrong\u003eEric Maisel, \u003cem\u003eChoose Your Life Purposes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It is Hill's skill as a wordsmith together with her knowledge as historian and genealogist that creates a gripping story conveyed in evocative prose. This is a page turner that is at once a crime novel, a vividly poetic chronicle of life in a rapidly changing America, and a comment on where and how our lives and those of our ancestors, take us.\" - Mary \u003cstrong\u003eAnn De Vlieg Secretary General Emeritus of International European Theater Meeting\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMove-on.org\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e; Co-Founde\u003c\/strong\u003er \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309353201799,"sku":"9781917705073","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/NYv3yYhoxf9781917705073.webp?v=1774979213","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-wounds-of-my-father-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}