{"product_id":"the-girl-from-the-hollows-1","title":"The Girl From The Hollows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSome children grow up in loving homes.\u003cbr\u003eOthers grow up learning how to survive the storm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLena Carter was only ten years old when she learned that silence could be safer than speaking, that cleaning a kitchen before sunrise might keep the peace for a few precious hours, and that childhood can disappear long before anyone notices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the forgotten trailer park known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Hollows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, coal dust settles over everything—homes, dreams, and the fragile lives of the children growing up there. Lena becomes the quiet protector of her younger siblings, navigating a world ruled by addiction, violence, and the unpredictable moods of a mother slipping further from reality each day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut survival comes at a cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a single moment of chaos shatters what little stability remains, Lena is pulled from the only life she has ever known and placed in a rigid foster home where order replaces fear—and where silence carries a different kind of weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this new world of spotless floors, ticking clocks, and carefully controlled emotions, Lena must learn a truth she has never been allowed to believe:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat safety can exist.\u003cbr\u003eThat trust can be rebuilt.\u003cbr\u003eAnd that the scars of the past do not have to define the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the past does not disappear quietly.\u003cbr\u003eIt waits, lingering like coal dust in the air.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Lena struggles to reconcile the girl she was with the person she might become, she discovers that healing is not a single moment of redemption—it is a slow, painful reconstruction of identity, trust, and hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSet against the stark landscapes of Appalachia, this powerful novel explores trauma, resilience, and the quiet strength required to rebuild a life from broken beginnings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor readers who appreciate emotionally gripping stories about survival, family, and the long journey toward healing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEducated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SimmonsEnterprisesLLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51810479636797,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/9191\/7885\/files\/61RX3ufj0uL._SY466.jpg?v=1780946182","url":"https:\/\/simmons-enterprises.net\/products\/the-girl-from-the-hollows-1","provider":"Simmons Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}