{"product_id":"the-secret-keepers-of-old-depot-grocery-paperback","title":"The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery - 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\u003eAmanda Cox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Year, 2022 Christy Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will fall in love with Old Depot Grocery and its women as Cox explores themes of loneliness and isolation and highlights mother daughter relationships and the strength of the female spirit. Cox is a writer to turn to for emotionally rich and redemptive fiction.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresent Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother. But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve the family reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dual-timeline story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of a mother-daughter dynamic, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amanda Cox's poignant novel waltzes 'between grief and joy' as its mothers and daughters grow to appreciate each other's strengths.\"--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming and soul-satisfying story.--\u003cb\u003eKatie Powner\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sowing Season\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Flicker of Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautiful, inspiring, emotional, masterful.\"--\u003cb\u003eHeidi Chiavaroli\u003c\/b\u003e, Carol Award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Freedom's Ring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Orchard House\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Luminous and lyrical . . . storytelling of the finest sort.\"--\u003cb\u003eAmanda Barratt\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Rose Resists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Dearest Dietrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent Day.\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home, determined to finally follow her dream of running the family business alongside her mother and grandmother. So when her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that Old Depot Grocery is closing, Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a plan to save the store. But Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1965.\u003c\/b\u003e Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve her family's reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dual-time story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Cox \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e. A blogger and a curriculum developer for a national nonprofit youth leadership organization, she holds a bachelor's degree in Bible and theology and a master's degree in professional counseling, but her first love is communicating through story. Her studies and her interactions with hurting families over a decade have allowed her to create multidimensional characters that connect emotionally with readers. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband and their three children. Learn more at AmandaCoxWrites.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317669720166,"sku":"9780800737412","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YThLRkN6T1hBMkdaVGhKNlB0UUd2Zz09.webp?v=1768063843","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-secret-keepers-of-old-depot-grocery-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}