{"product_id":"this-heavy-silence-paperback","title":"This Heavy Silence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Mazzarella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong, resilient, and deeply loyal, Dottie Connell farms her family's three hundred acres in rural Ohio alone, having sacrificed love and family for land she does not own. A sudden, inexplicable event leaves the daughter of her childhood friend in her care. Pressured by her community to allow her former fiancé to raise the child, Dottie must face the past she has worked fifteen years to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning a decade, \u003cem\u003eThis Heavy Silence\u003c\/em\u003e explores the power of the vows we make to others, and, more binding, those we make to ourselves. Evoking the hardship, spring-fed beauty, and the complexities of community in the rural Midwest, this beautifully observed novel leads us to question our ideas about motherhood, faith, and the debts we owe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Mazzarella\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Ohio and writes with sensitivity and precision about rural, Midwestern life. She teaches creative writing at Wheaton College and lives with her husband in Illinois. This is her first novel; it was originally selected by Leif Enger, author of \u003ci\u003ePeace Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e, as a finalist for the Paraclete Press Fiction Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.94 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christy Awards (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114066350215,"sku":"9781557255082","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1b7950d59a4cab7f8e6e5677b830978f.webp?v=1732495240","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/this-heavy-silence-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}