{"product_id":"mary-emma-company-ralph-moody-paperback","title":"Mary Emma \u0026 Company -- Ralph Moody, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe protagonist, Mary Emma Moody, widowed mother of six, has taken her family east in 1912 to begin a new life. Her son, Ralph, then thirteen, recalls how the Moodys survive that first bleak winter in a Massachusetts town. Money and prospects are lacking, but not so faith and resourcefulness. \"Mother\" in \u003ci\u003eLittle Britches\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMan of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Emma emerges fully as a character in this book, and Ralph, no longer called \"Little Britches,\" comes into his own. The family's run-ins with authority and with broken furnaces in winter are evocative of a full and warm family life. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Emma \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/i\u003e continues the Moody saga that started in Colorado with \u003ci\u003eLittle Britches\u003c\/i\u003e and runs through \u003ci\u003eMan of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Home Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e. All these titles have been reprinted as Bison Books, as has \u003ci\u003eThe Fields of Home\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Ralph leaves the Massachusetts town for his grandfather's farm in Maine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ralph Moody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/1\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.55\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780803282117\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51745159643435,"sku":"9780803282117","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780803282117_7f2a7c4d-4518-410a-ae0e-c22d452ac899.jpg?v=1774871422","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/mary-emma-company-ralph-moody-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}