{"product_id":"runaway-saint","title":"Runaway Saint","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen her aunt shows up homeless on her doorstep, Sara suspects anything but a miracle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSara's an artist with a supportive husband and a house that folks on her block admire outright. But she's restless and bored with life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen her legendary Aunt Bel shows up, wearing a smile after years without a word.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, fresh out of college, Bel left for a summer missions trip and never returned. Now she's on Sara's doorstep, looking for a place to crash. Sara can't say no to family, even if she hasn't seen Bel since she was a nine-year-old girl. But saying yes to Bel turns Sara's whole precariously-balanced life upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe enigmatic Bel gives Sara's family and their community a jolt of fresh thinking and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Bel is hiding something. Though she won't talk about it, Sara soon learns that Bel has been through a hellish ordeal. And she has the burn marks to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[Samson's] gift for creating unique, flawed character elevates this book above others. Each line has so much truth, and readers will likely ponder different passages long after finishing.\" --Romantic Times Review, TOP PICK! 4 1\/2 stars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Samson's quirky characters will have readers laughing, crying, and shaking their heads in disbelief, sometimes all at the same time. This uplifting read . . . will attract fans of women's fiction and especially works by authors Sarah Jio, Anne Tyler, and Alice Hoffman.\" --Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47479583211775,"sku":"*R0001228*","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/1817423482756.jpg?v=1762461445","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/runaway-saint","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}