{"product_id":"in-the-midst-of-innocence-9781611532449","title":"In the Midst of Innocence","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn endearing ballad of the struggle for existence and understanding. -Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen-year-old Pearl Wallace is living in the mountains of rural Tennessee in the depths of the Great Depression and several years into Prohibition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePearl struggles with her moral dilemmas: What can she do to protect her best friend Darlene from an abusive stepfather? And, especially, how much does she need to tithe on the money she has earned from stealing her daddy's moonshine and selling it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Emily Weston, a missionary, has come to \"lift the poor hillbillies of the region out of their ignorance and misery.\" Coming from a place of affluence and privilege, she is quickly overwhelmed by the social and racial issues facing her students and their families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen murder, fire, and heartbreak threaten those they love, Pearl and Emily must confront the hate and bigotry of their neighbors. Emily's time in the mountains will be one not of saving souls, but of personal reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hining, Deborah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Light Messages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611532449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Deborah Hining","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39740156215371,"sku":"9781611532449","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_79b6c64a-c0b4-4e66-a00a-d7af43440809.jpg?v=1650392056","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/in-the-midst-of-innocence-9781611532449","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}