{"product_id":"five-daughters-in-law-and-three-sons","title":"Five Daughters-In-Law And Three Sons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLillie Dietz was an heiress. Not of money, but of land. Her family-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eowned many large farms in the community, plus the local store and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrainery. Lillie was bored, and trying to cope with a hearing problem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat she feared would be passed on to her children if she married. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe was looking at a life of loneliness. When the great tornado of 1925 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edestroyed most of her little farm town of DeSoto, Illinois, Lillie was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeside herself with grief and anxiety. Her father sent her to visit her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAunt's ranch in Colorado, where she matured into a young woman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a larger view of the world. When she returned home she met a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyoung man at a card party. Eddie was handsome and different than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe local suitors. She fell in love and they married. They lived a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eloving and happy life, their progeny did not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe marriage produced three sons, and Lillie could not have been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehappier. She had her childhood with her sons. She gave them a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewonderful childhood. The sons produced five daughters-in-law. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll but one brought a multitude of problems to their marriages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of Lillie's life and how she and her sons coped with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheir disastrous marriages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Thomas Berry is a retired Professor of Russian Language and Literature. He Lectures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor John Hopkins University, the Smithsonian Institution, the Russian Cultural Center of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. and on numerous international cruise lines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe received a \"Gramota\" from the Russian government for the enhancement of relations \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith that country and the USA. He has published eleven academic books and eight novels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe has traveled extensively all over the globe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book ships in 7-10 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorrance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54494025056603,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":54494025089371,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1040\/0668\/0923\/files\/BerryT_front__18579.1663704133.1280.1280.jpg?v=1792887537","url":"https:\/\/bestbuymarket.shop\/products\/five-daughters-in-law-and-three-sons","provider":"Everyday Cove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}