{"product_id":"the-ground-kisser","title":"The Ground Kisser","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring story of sacrifice  courage  and perseverance  in the face of incredible odds. When you reach your promise land  you kiss the ground.Saigon had fallen. With Communism breathing down their backs and their wealth and freedom wiped out  Thanhs parents had to make an agonizing decision. Without enough gold to pay for boat passage for all eight family members  they had to choose whether to stay together and face whatever came in Vietnam  or risk separating the family to give a child a chance to survive. They had only hours to decide.Under the cover of darkness  two weeks after her twelfth birthday  Thanh left on an overloaded riverboat set for Australia through the pirate-riddled South China Sea. If their boat could survive that  then Thanh would find a way to have her family join her Down Under.But that would never happen. One after another  obstacles most people cant even imagine threatened to take her life. This is the true story of Thanh Dng Boyers strength  courage  and perseverance in the harshest of circumstances to fulfill the dream of living under the banner of freedom. The Ground Kisser is a faith-building  flag-waving story that will inspire you to recognize the important things in life  treasure them  and take action to preserve themeven if it cost your life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948065746997,"sku":"ByrdShop_1947523368","price":59.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781947523364_c13ae28e-1433-4dc7-8c8a-340d3f2e7b32.jpg?v=1770693061","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ground-kisser","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}