{"product_id":"the-last-piece-paperback-1","title":"The Last Piece - 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\u003eTerrie Todd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his father dies during the Great Depression, Ray Matthews is forced to drop out of art school to support his mother and sister as a jigsaw puzzle artist. Ray has only one painting he vows never to sell: the portrait of his beloved sweetheart. When pressured to break his oath, Ray sends the painting off with a promise and a prophecy. Through eight decades, the puzzle of the beautiful girl at the wishing well passes through four households, deeply affecting each without ever being fully completed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Leesha Pennington's weekly treasure hunt at her local thrift shop produces an old jigsaw puzzle that might be worth something, she adds it to her shopping cart despite the old man's mysterious warning: \"Be careful with that one. Some puzzles don't like to be solved.\" Her decision sets in motion a chain of events that causes all five stories to converge.\u003cbr\u003eWith powerful themes of family relationships and self-sacrifice, this story is part allegory\/part metaphor, rooted in real life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrie Todd\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Suitcase, Maggie's War, Bleak Landing, Rose Among Thornes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOut of My Mind: A Decade of Faith and Humor\u003c\/i\u003e. Terrie is represented by Mary DeMuth of Books \u0026amp; Such Literary Agency. She lives with her husband, Jon, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada where they raised their three children and where her novels are set. They are grandparents to five boys.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253080768761,"sku":"9798503212167","price":21.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UHhQcjZiUWZIS213ejlhY1FYTFFndz09_4462f007-23e8-4138-be4f-1d7fdd18ba3b.webp?v=1768694281","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-last-piece-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}