{"product_id":"tough-luck","title":"Tough Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this homage to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman makes a perilous journey west in 1863 in search of her gold-mining father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter their mother dies, Haidie Richards and her younger brother, Boots, are put to work in an orphanage. Their father left four years earlier to find a gold mine in Colorado Territory, and since then he’s sent only three letters. Still, Haidie is certain that he is alive, has struck gold, and will soon send for them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut patience is not one of Haidie’s virtues, and soon she and her brother make a break for it. Boots and Haidie, disguised as a boy, embark on a dangerous journey deep into Western territory. Along the way, Haidie learns fast not only how to handle mules, oxen, and greedy men, but also that you are better off in a community. Hers includes a card shark, independent “spinster” sisters, and a very fierce dog. Once she arrives in Colorado and finds out the truth about her father, Haidie will need all her new friends for a get-even plot worthy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilled with vivid period detail, colorful characters, and the irreverent voice of our scrappy heroine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTough Luck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e celebrates both the tenacity of youth and the persistence of the heart in the great American West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silk \u0026 Spine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42081499742311,"sku":"9781250352309","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1249\/3671\/files\/IMG_1228.jpg?v=1780889992","url":"https:\/\/silkandspine.org\/products\/tough-luck","provider":"Silk \u0026 Spine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}