{"product_id":"emmaline-9798994807507","title":"Emmaline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe crosses an ocean for a brighter future. What she finds instead is a man who intends to own that future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiverpool, 1856. Fourteen-year-old Emmaline Kendall has known nothing but poverty and sorrow until missionaries from a fledgling American religion arrive, promising blessings and abundance across the sea. Desperate for a better life, her family joins a company of Mormon emigrants on a trek to the Utah territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pioneer journey across the western frontier is brutal. Hunger, disease, and the ravages of nature claim hundreds of lives. Emmaline survives. But that survival comes at a cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she finally reaches the Mormon settlement in the Rocky Mountains, Emmaline learns the dark truth: She has been promised as a polygamous wife to a powerful man twice her age. Alone and trapped in a world that demands her obedience, Emmaline must decide whether to surrender to a life of silence and subjugation-or risk everything to survive on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, \u003cem\u003eEmmaline\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping saga of courage, strength, and a young woman fighting to find her voice in a system built to silence her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times tragic and at times deeply heartfelt, \u003cem\u003eEmmaline\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph of the female spirit. It is a story set in 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century frontier America that will appeal to readers who love female-centered fiction from any era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashli O'Connell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Briar and Ash Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994807507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO'Connell, Ashli:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ashli O'Connell is the author of the debut historical novel Emmaline. A lifelong storyteller, she began writing as a young girl in Utah and later spent more than twenty-five years crafting narratives in journalism, public relations, and marketing. She now lives in Missouri with her husband and three children. See more at ashlioconnell.com.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ashli O'Connell \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48614063308957,"sku":"9798994807507","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_da77735a-adfd-48fe-b8c0-0c1f3c30b6f0.jpg?v=1783463913","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/emmaline-9798994807507","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}