{"product_id":"the-unreturned-mercy-paperback","title":"The Unreturned Mercy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary M. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Winter Story of Survival in the Blue Ridge Mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the winter of 1850, the mountain closed, and a girl was left to decide what could be burned to stay alive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Ruthie Upton is alone in a remote cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains, snowed in with her younger brother as a brutal storm seals the pass. Their father has gone for help. Their mother is already gone. Food is scarce. Firewood is running out. Survival demands choices Ruthie never expected to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a stranger enters the cabin in the night-silent, watchful, and dangerous by every story she has been taught-fear becomes a matter of life and death. What follows is not rescue or romance, but a fragile, wordless mercy that keeps two children alive through the storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the mountain finally releases its hold, Ruthie must choose whether to trust the man who has given them everything and asked for nothing in return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Unreturned Mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone historical story of survival, loss, and grace set in the nineteenth-century Blue Ridge Mountains. Told with restraint and emotional weight, it is a quiet exploration of mercy freely given-and the lives forever shaped by it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who appreciate historical fiction that lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524043313291,"sku":"9798235555259","price":17.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/3a8Rx3O3xI9798235555259.webp?v=1790182279","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-unreturned-mercy-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}