{"product_id":"tocada-hardcover","title":"Tocada - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Haines\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIsabel Z. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eNikkita Bhakta\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflicts in a small Southern town bubble to the surface in this \u003cstrong\u003etale of repression and prophecy\u003c\/strong\u003e, the second book in The Jexville Chronicles trilogy. Sixteen-year-old Mattie comes to Mississippi in the summer of 1926 as a mail-order bride and finds a quiet, deeply religious community wrapped in rigid views of a woman's proper role. When Duncan McVay, the nine-year-old daughter of Jexville's most controversial woman, \u003cstrong\u003eis struck by lightning while dancing\u003c\/strong\u003e, the townspeople are horrified when she doesn't die but survives-and is given the gift of prophecy. Abused and mistreated by her handsome husband, Mattie defends Duncan. She finds comfort in her friendship with JoHanna and the McVay family, but \u003cstrong\u003edefying the town has consequences\u003c\/strong\u003e. When a hurricane lashes the area, the townspeople blame Duncan. Action leads to tragedy. For both Mattie and Johanna, the future holds heartache, but ultimately \u003cstrong\u003ea long-awaited and stunningly executed revenge\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 542\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123939250311,"sku":"9781733016988","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f18898b812105cce9de7e87720053187.webp?v=1732568990","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/tocada-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}