{"product_id":"the-river-remembers-paperback","title":"The River Remembers - 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\u003eLinda Ulleseit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamantha Lockwood, Day Sets, and Harriet Robinson come to Fort Snelling from very different backgrounds. It's 1835 and the world is changing, fast, and they are all struggling to keep up. After she refuses another suitor he's chosen for her, Samantha's father banishes her to live in the territory with her brother. He, too, tries to take over her marriage plans--but she is determined to find her own husband, even when her choices go awry. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDay Sets demands that her white husband create a school to educate their daughter, supporting her father's belief that his people must learn the ways of the white man in order to ensure the tribe's future. Until events prove her father wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarriet's life in the territory is more like that of a free person than anywhere she's lived. She even falls in love with Dred Scott and dreams of a life with him. But they are both enslaved, and she keeps being reminded of how little control she has over her own fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs their cultures collide, each of these three women must find a way to direct her own future and leave a legacy for her children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Ulleseit, born and raised in Saratoga, California, has an MFA in writing from Lindenwood University. She is a member of the Hawaii Writers Guild, Marketing Chair for Women Writing the West, and a founding member of Paper Lantern Writers. Linda is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Almond Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a semifinalist in the Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing Contest, and \u003ci\u003eThe Aloha Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, to be released in 2020. Linda believes in the unspoken power of women living ordinary lives. Her books are the stories of women in her family who were extraordinary but unsung. She recently retired from teaching elementary school and now enjoys writing full-time, as well as cooking, leatherworking, reading, gardening, spending time with her family, and taking long walks with her dogs. She currently lives in San Jose with her husband. They have two adult sons and two yellow Labradors. For more about Linda and her books, visit: www.ulleseit.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099038015712,"sku":"9781647424503","price":20.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/OSpN8IWc3c9781647424503.webp?v=1781701177","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-river-remembers-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}