{"product_id":"school-of-hard-knocks-9780997141344","title":"School of Hard Knocks","description":"Three generations of women. A devastating connection. Can they endure their personal tragedies?\u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina, 1893. Thirteen-year-old Maggie Winters lives with daily danger. As the daughter of a former slave, her secret quest for education can't protect her for long. When vicious racists bent on teaching blacks their place attack her home, Maggie's innocence dies, but she barely survives...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly 60 years later, a frightened mother calls on Maggie to perform an exorcism on a girl who talks to spirits. As she prepares to help, Maggie discovers a family secret that resonates with her own painful past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen more skeletons come to light, she must re-open the wounds of the past to heal the mother, the daughter... and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool of Hard Knocks\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant work of historical fiction. If you like sweeping sagas, politically-charged stories, and women overcoming adversity, then you'll love Theresa Crater's inspiring novel.\u003c\/p\u003eBuy \u003ci\u003eSchool of Hard Knocks\u003c\/i\u003e to unlock a dangerous truth today!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theresa Crater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crystal Star Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997141344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Theresa Crater grew up in the middle of the civil rights movement, an experience that left her believing anything is possible. At the age of seven, Theresa Crater announced to her parents she was going to be a writer. They promptly told her no one could make a living doing that. But like most kids, she didn't listen. Now a best-selling author, Theresa brings ancient temples, lost civilizations, and secret societies back to life in her visionary fiction. Her novels include The Power Places series, Under the Stone Paw and Beneath the Hallowed Hill, School of Hard Knocks, The Star Family and God in a Box. Her short stories explore ancient myth brought into the present day. The Star Family won best fiction in the Indie Spirit Book Awards in 2015. She blogs here, and is a member of the Visionary Fiction Alliance, Sisters in Crime, and the Independent Authors Network. She also teaches creative writing, British literature, and does free-lance editing. She lives in Colorado with her Egyptologist partner, who writes and leads tours to Egypt, and their feline overlords. She's been to Egypt four times so far, and also traveled in Central and South America and Europe. This year she hopes to add Cambodia to her list with a trip to Angkor Wat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Star Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40571157217395,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0e9e2e01-90b1-45fd-80f8-e9503903dc6b.jpg?v=1668179814","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/school-of-hard-knocks-9780997141344","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}