{"product_id":"hedys-story-paperback","title":"Hedy's Story - 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\u003eDiane Shrauger McElwain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1928, eighteen-year-old Hedy and her mother Mary are shocked to receive a letter from America. Matthew, Mary's husband is alive after all. For more than ten years they heard nothing from him. The Great War is over, and Europe is still adjusting to many changes. There is more work on the farms, traditional parties have returned, and gardens are flourishing once again. New politics are on the rise affecting the peace-loving Slovak people. Hedy struggles to accept the fact that a father she barely remembers is alive in America and is insisting that his family join him. How can she leave her home, and the young man she loves and move to a strange country?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, Diane began writing at a young age, publishing first in high school newspapers, later children's stories, and articles. For eleven years McElwain wrote a photo blog called Keep a Sharp Eye. She loves to research her family tree, hike and travel. Diane and her husband have six children, a great number of Grands, and a smidgen of Great Grands. Through a recent life-changing circumstance, the author and her husband have become Texas transplants and enjoy hiking many of the state parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268493885689,"sku":"9798868525810","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/xjnSz08lRE9798868525810.webp?v=1768880361","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hedys-story-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}