{"product_id":"thickwood-9781989398340","title":"Thickwood","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gayle M. Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Shadowpaw Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Shadowpaw Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Small Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Some peoples call you \u003c\/em\u003emisisahk\u003cem\u003e. It means horsefly. You fly with the horses . . . you're small, with a big bite.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised on a ranch in Saskatchewan's rugged Thickwood Hills, where the prairie transitions to forest, Willomena Swift, home from playing for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finds a precious foal killed by a rogue stallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stallion's owner, once Willo's baseball coach, now chairs the committee heading up the new cooperative pasture-a pasture that is set to swallow her family lease, where she grew up, learned to love and understand horses, and dreamed of returning to raise them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing numerous challenges with both the stallion and his owner, Willo remembers her past years playing professional baseball as she struggles to realize her dreams in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid romance and tragedy, Willo must find a way to stand on her own and assert her rightful place in her beloved Thickwood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shadowpaw Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45414360809623,"sku":"9781989398340","price":1697.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781989398340.webp?v=1767920115","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/thickwood-9781989398340","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}