{"product_id":"the-gardins-of-edin-a-novel-9780593445495","title":"The Gardins of Edin: A Novel","description":"New: New with remainder mark. \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: WaterBrook \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780593445495 \u003cbr\u003eType: paperback \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhen the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel with loose parallels to beloved women from the Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The surprises and heart in this fast-paced family drama kept me turning pages late into the night.”—KJ Dell’Antonia, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGEORGIA AUTHOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four women of the Gardin family live side-by-side in Edin, Georgia, but residing in tight proximity doesn’t mean everything is picture-perfect. Ruth runs the family’s multimillion-dollar peanut business, a legacy of the Gardins’ formerly enslaved ancestors. But tensions have intensified since the death of her husband, Beau, and she feels like an outsider in the very place she wishes to belong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSisters Mary and Martha fuel the family tension. Martha’s unfounded mistrust of Ruth causes her to constantly seek ways to undermine Ruth’s decisions with the business, while Mary, trying to focus on her new restaurant that serves healthy comfort food, is dragged into the family fray by Martha. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, Naomi, the matriarch who raised the sisters after their parents’ death and supported Ruth in her grief, has played peacemaker. But as she decides to take a step back, hidden truths, life-and-death circumstances, and escalating clashes finally force the Gardin women to grapple with what it means to be a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heartwarming Southern story of family and all its many complexities, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardins of Edin \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a thoughtful portrayal of four women trying to hold on to their secrets. Women who just might—if they can only let go—find the peace they seek by holding on to one another.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lee, Rosey","offers":[{"title":"New with remainder mark","offer_id":46771429343401,"sku":"2512200218","price":6.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/5166\/5321\/files\/9780593445495.jpg?v=1769693809","url":"https:\/\/christianbookbag.com\/products\/the-gardins-of-edin-a-novel-9780593445495","provider":"ChristianBookbag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}