{"product_id":"a-mothers-promise","title":"A Mother's Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eK.D. Alden weaves a harrowing and ultimately uplifting historical novel based on a true story about one woman fighting to reclaim the daughter she was forced to give up in this debut sure to appeal to readers of \u003ci\u003eSold on a Monday \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut historical novel based on the true story of a young woman in 1920s Virginia fighting to reclaim the daughter she was forced to give up, a case that culminated in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirginia, 1924. Ruth Ann Riley is 17 years old when she gives birth to a baby girl. Unwed and under-educated, she's deemed \"feeble-minded\" -- just like her own mother -- and sent to live in a state-run institution where the doctors decide she must be sterilized \"for the greater good.\" But Ruth Ann won't give up her baby Annabel or the hope of future children without a fight, even though her hardscrabble life and sixth-grade education have in no way prepared her to take on the Supreme Court of the United States. As Ruth Ann comes of age in a daunting world and struggles with secrets and scandals in her past, she finds unexpected allies, friendship and the possibility of love in the most unlikely of places. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eK.D. Alden weaves a harrowing and ultimately uplifting story based on a true American court case that had global ramifications. A reading group guide includes discussion questions, an author essay, and text from the actual historical documents of the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 302g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 134 x 201 x 31 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781538718179\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K.D. Alden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44099334045946,"sku":"9781538718179","price":9.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/d028ef972104c3407e917e2545500822.jpg?v=1621207950","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-mothers-promise","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}