{"product_id":"the-stovepipe","title":"The Stovepipe","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonnie  age four  along with four of her siblings  was taken by force from her home in rural Canada and placed in the care of the Childrens Aid Society. Over the next fourteen years  the children are split up and reunited multiple times  moving from foster home to foster home  always hoping to find one another again.  By luck or providence  the four sisters spend the majority of their young lives together working on a tobacco farm and living in an attic  where the stovepipe offers warmth  comfort  and news from the outside that they do not receive from their foster parents. Surviving some of the worst torments a child can know  Bonnie and her sisters depend on each other to meet even their basic needs  forming an unbreakable bond.  Bonnie Virags heartrending yet triumphant memoir  The Stovepipe  recounts the authors experience growing up as a foster child in the 1940s and 1950s. In an honest  unflinching voice  Virag engrosses readers with not only the darkness that she and her siblings endured but  more important  their ability to join together to create a sense of light.  This unforgettable story is informed by Bonnies recollections  remembrances from her sisters  and the official records received from the Childrens Aid Society in Canada. This book is not an indictment of the foster care system and its many missteps. Rather  it is a testament to the resilience of the soul and the importance of family  friendship and fortitude.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949991817269,"sku":"ByrdShop_1936782308","price":59.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781936782307_9030b7d6-e5af-486a-a04e-d305ec406593.jpg?v=1772669261","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-stovepipe","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}