{"product_id":"orphans-of-the-living-paperback","title":"Orphans of the Living - 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\u003eKathy Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut historical fiction for fans of Kristin Hannah and John Steinbeck\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrphans of the Living\u003c\/i\u003e follows the Stovall family's early 20th-century quest for home and redemption as they confront racism, poverty, and inequality across the American South and West. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the shadow of the Great Depression and Jim Crow south of the 1930s, an impoverished white family escapes--with the help of Black sharecroppers--from a vengeful Mississippi plantation overseer intent on lynching them. Arriving in California to start a new life, Barney and Lula Stovall are haunted by the past, the children they've left behind, and the daughter they cannot love or protect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrphans of the Living \u003c\/i\u003efollows the peripatetic life of the Stovall family, woven from four parallel stories: Barney and Lula Stovall, and two of their nine children, Glen and Nora Mae. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir California sojourn--from their hardscrabble dairy farm, to the brig at the San Francisco Presidio, to the building of the Golden Gate Bridge--lead them on paths toward each other and forgiveness. But redemption doesn't come to them all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Watson\u003c\/b\u003e spent years as a public relations executive and journalist, including six as editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eOregon Business\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, before embarking on a new career as a chef and restaurant owner. This is her debut novel. She lives in Hood River, Oregon, where she writes, leads a chefs collective, and runs and hikes the Columbia River Gorge with her husband Stu and Satchel, the world's best dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379287289958,"sku":"9781647429782","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/8EEQs6oGYW9781647429782.webp?v=1768918393","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/orphans-of-the-living-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}