{"product_id":"the-second-mother-paperback-1","title":"The Second Mother - 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\u003eTeresa Di Biase\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidowed at nineteen and determined to secure a future for her young daughter, Margaret Peppers enters training as an Episcopal deaconess, placing her child in the care of her husband's family while she prepares for service in a world on the brink of upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret's path leads far beyond California to mission houses in the Philippines; rural parishes in the Pacific Northwest; Japanese immigrant communities, and even the stark confines of wartime incarceration camps. In orphanages, parish halls, and barracks converted into classrooms, Margaret is a constant in the lives of children whose own families have been fractured by poverty, migration, and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the life Margaret builds in service to other people's children unfolds alongside a quieter, more complicated bond with her own daughter. As the years pass, motherhood takes another shape, and devotion-to God, country, and family-reveals its hidden cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real life of Margaret Peppers, The Second Mother is a work of historical fiction that traces one woman's search for purpose across continents and crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 446\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48449831207161,"sku":"9798894390673","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rq-9M7nwpx9798894390673.webp?v=1779871978","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-second-mother-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}