{"product_id":"book-iyoz","title":"Tough Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this homage to \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman makes a perilous journey west in 1863 in search of her gold-mining father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...exhilarating and hard to resist.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eWestering Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAfter their mother dies, Haidie Richards and her younger brother, Boots, are put to work in an orphanage. Their father left four years earlier to find a gold mine in Colorado Territory, and since then he's sent only three letters. Still, Haidie is certain that he is alive, has struck gold, and will soon send for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But patience is not one of Haidie's virtues and soon she and her brother make a break for it. Boots and Haidie, disguised as a boy, embark on a dangerous journey deep into Western territory.  Along the way, Haidie learns fast not only how to handle mules, oxen, and greedy men, but also that you are better off in a community. Hers includes a card shark, independent \"spinster\" sisters, and a very fierce dog. Once she arrives in Colorado and finds out the truth about her father, Haidie will need all her new friends for a get-even plot worthy of \u003ci\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filled with vivid period detail, colorful characters, and the irreverent voice of our scrappy heroine, \u003ci\u003eTough Luck\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates both the tenacity of youth and the persistence of the heart in the great American West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49680296345904,"sku":"BDiyoz","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/iyoz-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776011574","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-iyoz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}