{"product_id":"the-words-between-us-9780800734923","title":"The Words Between Us","description":"\u003cb\u003e2020 Christy Award finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Windsor has spent most of her life under an assumed name, running from her family's ignominious past. She thought she'd finally found sanctuary in her rather unremarkable used bookstore just up the street from the marina in River City, Michigan. But the store is struggling and the past is hot on her heels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she receives an eerily familiar book in the mail on the morning of her father's scheduled execution, Robin is thrown back to the long-lost summer she met Peter Flynt, the perfect boy who ruined everything. That book--a first edition \u003ci\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e--is soon followed by the other books she shared with Peter nearly twenty years ago, with one arriving in the mail each day. But why would Peter be making contact after all these years? And why does she have a sinking feeling that she's about to be exposed all over again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith evocative prose that recalls the classic novels we love, Erin Bartels pens a story that shows that words--the ones we say, the ones we read, and the ones we write--have more power than we imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alternating between flashbacks and the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Words Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of love found in the written word and love found because of the written word. It is also a novel of the consequences of those words that are left unsaid. Bartels' compelling sophomore novel (after \u003ci\u003eWe Hope for Better Things\u003c\/i\u003e, 2019) will satisfy fans and new readers alike.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Erin Bartels drew me in with a unique premise and held me there with her strong storytelling and complex characters. . . . Bartels has given her readers a novel to read slowly and contemplate. It shows a true love for literature that all book-lovers will enjoy and a deeply rich storyline that will keep you engaged until long after the final page is closed.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife Is Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Words between Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story to savor and share: a lyrical novel about the power of language and the search for salvation. A secondhand bookstore owner hiding from a legacy of scandal, tragedy, and heartbreak must unlock the secrets of the past to claim her happiness. I loved every sentence, every word.\"--\u003cb\u003eBarbara Claypole White\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Son\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Promise between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Erin Bartels has done it again. She's created a story that has set up camp in my mind and now feels more like a memory, something I lived, than a piece of fiction. The added benefit is that it's a story about books, some of the best ones ever written. If you are the kind of person who finds meaning and life in the written word, then you'll find yourself hidden among these pages.\"--\u003cb\u003eShawn Smucker\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLight from Distant Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vividly drawn and told in expertly woven dual timelines, \u003ci\u003eThe Words between Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about a woman who has spent years trying to escape her family's scandals and the resilience she develops along the way. Erin Bartels's characters are a treat: complex, dynamic, and so lifelike I half expected them to climb straight out of the pages.\"--\u003cb\u003eKathleen Barber\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAre You Sleeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8968582\"\u003eErin Bartels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fleming H. Revell Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800734923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0800734920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC042000\"\u003eChristian | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Bartels\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWe Hope for Better Things\u003c\/i\u003e (2020 Michigan Notable Book, 2020 WFWA Star Award-winner, 2019 Christy Award finalist), \u003ci\u003eThe Words between Us\u003c\/i\u003e (2020 Christy Award finalist, 2015 WFWA Rising Star Award finalist), and \u003ci\u003eAll That We Carried\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short story, \"This Elegant Ruin,\" was a finalist in the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Evening Post \u003c\/i\u003eGreat American Fiction Contest in 2014, and her poetry has been published by \u003ci\u003eThe Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e. A publishing professional for 19 years, she is the director of WFWA's annual writers retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Zachary, and their son. Find her online at www.erinbartels.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fleming H. Revell Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699028300013,"sku":"9780800734923","price":23.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8da7f6b0-5436-4950-8989-6511ab1e5dc2.jpg?v=1649910151","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-words-between-us-9780800734923","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}