{"title":"Books by Leslie Gould","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780764235245","title":"Threads of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan they find a way to stitch their suffering into hope and embrace an uncertain future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTally Smucker's quiet life of reading and quilting hides her sorrow over her mother's declining health and the lack of a fulfilling future for herself. When her daily life is shaken by her free-spirited neighbor Danielle--who grew up Plain but joined the Army at eighteen--Tally's instinct is to distance herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet she finds she can't turn away when Danielle's brother, Kenan, specifically asks for her help. She invites Danielle to visit Plain Patterns quilt shop with her, where the story of the plight of a WWI soldier and the girl he left behind resonates with both Tally and Danielle, but for different reasons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Tally's mother suffers a setback at the same time Danielle's PTSD becomes unmanageable, it seems Tally's efforts to aid them only make things worse. Can the soldier's story, along with the care of Kenan, help Tally accept the hope that waits just around the corner?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the talented pen of Leslie Gould comes a moving tale of restoration and renewed hope within the Amish community.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294657032565,"sku":"9780764235245","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780764235245_41b3d2f5-cc7a-42cb-8e01-f1208637bbb9.jpg?v=1786016275"},{"product_id":"9780764240249","title":"A Brighter Dawn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Incredibly well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable, and singularly original.\"--SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful story of love, loss, and the bonds that connect a family to its faith.\"--SUZANNE WOODS FISHER, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Season on the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a young Mennonite woman, one generation removed from her parents' Old Order Amish upbringing. But when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Ivy's way of life is upended. As she deals with her grief, her younger sisters' needs, the relationship with her boyfriend, and her Dawdi and Mammi's strict rules, Ivy finds solace in both an upcoming trip to Germany for an international Mennonite youth gathering and in her great-great-aunt's story about Clare Simons, another young woman who visited Germany in the late 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Ivy grows suspicious that her parents' deaths weren't, in fact, an accident, she gains courage from what she learns of Clare's time in pre-World War II Germany. With the encouragement and inspiration of the women who have gone before her, Ivy seeks justice for her parents, her sisters, and herself.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294660178293,"sku":"9780764240249","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780764240249_51a70e71-0613-4e9c-b862-29d4b7848271.jpg?v=1786015622"},{"product_id":"9780764240256","title":"This Passing Hour","description":"After the death of her parents, Mennonite Brenna Zimmerman relocates to the Lancaster County farm of her Old Order Amish grandparents. There, she befriends Rylan Sanders, a disabled veteran, and commits to rising above her own grief to help him as much as she can. But when things take a turn for the worse, Brenna finds herself at a loss for what to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Brenna struggles, her Mennonite friend Johann Mazur, a soldier in the Ukrainian Army, encourages her to distance herself from Rylan. But when she discovers that Rylan's army buddies are withholding secrets that could help with his psychological healing, Brenna is torn between her feelings for Johann and her commitment to help Rylan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the story of her distant relative who served with the Red Cross and supervised German POWs during World War II, Brenna considers her own future and must decide whether she has the courage to give up the comforts she craves for the life she truly wants.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294680363381,"sku":"9780764240256","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780764240256_12a249a5-adb4-4e33-9ef9-4621b5474f28.jpg?v=1786015623"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-leslie-gould.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}