{"product_id":"the-hanford-necklace-9798896361664","title":"The Hanford Necklace","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eOppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e in this dual-timeline family saga, set in a Manhattan Project town, about a granddaughter who uncovers her grandmother's nuclear-age secrets and her own toxic inheritance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is the half-life of O'Toole family secrets? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2013, Saige is stuck living with her Granny Rosamond in her beige wasteland of a hometown. Desperate for a diagnosis and cure for her mysterious ailments, she uncovers more than she bargained for--a hot rock that shouldn't exist and a past Rosamond refuses to explain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat past takes place in the 1940s, when 50,000 people move to an eastern Washington town that doesn't exist to build something they can't name. Rosamond is one of them, eager to do her bit for the war effort--and find a husband. When she falls for a charming engineer, she envisions a perfect life. But as the hot war turns cold and her ever-expanding family becomes increasingly troubled, she discovers this nuclear town is no utopia, and she must decide whether to cling to the destructive facade of domestic bliss or face the truth that could save them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Rosamond's past collides with Saige's search for healing, half-buried secrets--from the most contaminated place in the Western Hemisphere to the wounds within their own family--can no longer be ignored. Can Saige discover the truth and heal herself without destroying her grandmother's life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16772936\"\u003eShannon St Hilaire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896361664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045030\"\u003eFamily Life | Multigenerational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC066000\"\u003eSmall Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014090\"\u003eHistorical | 20th Century | Post-World War II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShannon St. Hilaire\u003c\/b\u003e writes about forgotten histories and the fascinating women who lived through them. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTo Look Upon The Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ones Who Stayed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hanford Necklace\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short work placed first in the 2020 Forge Flash Nonfiction Competition and has appeared in literary journals such as \u003ci\u003eNew Delta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eX-R-A-Y\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHAD\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFive South\u003c\/i\u003e. She serves on the board of directors for The People's Colloquium, a non-profit that supports free education in the arts and humanities, and lives just outside of Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52924482650399,"sku":"9798896361664","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/9798896361664.jpg?v=1790356388","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-hanford-necklace-9798896361664","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}