{"product_id":"the-crying-tree-a-novel-9780767931403","title":"The Crying Tree: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook Description Irene and Nate Stanley are living a quiet and contented life with their two children  Bliss and Shep  on their family farm in southern Illinois when Nate suddenly announces hes been offered a job as a deputy sheriff in Oregon. Irene fights her husband. She does not want to uproot her family and has deep misgivings about the move. Nevertheless  the family leaves  and they are just settling into their life in Oregons high desert when the unthinkable happens. Fifteen-year-old Shep is shot and killed during an apparent robbery in their home. The murderer  a young mechanic with a history of assault  robbery  and drug-related offenses  is caught and sentenced to death. Sheps murder sends the Stanley family into a tailspin  with each member attempting to cope with the tragedy in his or her own way. Irenes approach is to live  week after week  waiting for Daniel Robbins execution and the justice she feels she and her family deserve. Those weeks turn into months and then years. Ultimately  faced with a growing sense that Robbins death will not stop her pain  Irene takes the extraordinary and clandestine step of reaching out to her sons killer. The two forge an unlikely connection that remains a secret from her family and friends. Years later  Irene receives the notice that she had craved for so longDaniel Robbin has stopped his appeals and will be executed within a month. This announcement shakes the very core of the Stanley family. Irene  it turns out  isnt the only one with a shocking secret to hide. As the execution date nears  the Stanleys must face difficult truths and find a way to come to terms with the past. Dramatic  wrenching  and ultimately uplifting  The Crying Tree is an unforgettable story of love and redemption  the unbreakable bonds of family  and the transformative power of forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652451491893,"sku":"ByrdShop_0767931408","price":31.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780767931403.jpg?v=1781851574","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-crying-tree-a-novel-9780767931403","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}