{"product_id":"chasing-ruth-a-century-later-a-family-discovers-itself-hardcover","title":"Chasing Ruth: A Century Later a Family Discovers Itself - Hardcover","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\u003eHolly J. Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to a family of four when it travels over 18,000 miles in five weeks? In this nonfiction account the author's family follows in the century-old footsteps of writer Holly J. Pierce's grandmother Ruth Crapo taken during her six-month Grand Tour of Europe and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the Grand Tour was designed to educate and refine a 27-year-old young lady, this contemporary journey initially planned to be both one of connection with the past and a chance to strengthen family bonds turns into a hectic, often grimly humorous forced march.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the words of Grandmother Ruth's diary, the trek taken a century later comes to life through the candid words hastily scratched into the author and her daughters' diaries as the family scrambled to make connections with trains, ferries, metros and planes.\u003c\/p\u003e How the whine of circular saws, pushy Italian futbol players and French onion soup serve to both tear apart and heal wounds and grievances among these four travelers make it a trip not to be missed.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47581717790973,"sku":"9781450297844","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QlorK2Qvd0RpTUcwZXl1dzEwWkQydz09.webp?v=1779868475","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/chasing-ruth-a-century-later-a-family-discovers-itself-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}