{"product_id":"the-merciful-scar","title":"The Merciful Scar","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirsten has spent her life trying to forget. But mercy begs her to remember.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she was in high school, a terrible accident fractured her family, and the only relief Kirsten could find was carving tiny lines into her skin, burying her pain in her flesh. The pain she caused herself was neat and manageable compared to the emotional pain that raged inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was coping. Or so she thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then, eight years later, on the night she expects her long-time boyfriend to propose, Kirsten learns he's been secretly seeing her best friend. Desperate to escape her feelings, she reaches for the one thing that gives her a sense of control in the midst of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this time the cut isn't so tiny, and it lands her in the psych hospital. Within hours of being there she knows she can't stay--she isn't crazy, after all. But she can't go back to the life she knew before either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when her pastor mentions a treatment program on a working ranch, Kirsten decides to take him up on the offer and get away from it all. But the one thing she can't escape is herself--and her shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ranch is home to a motley crew, each with a lesson to teach. Ever so slowly, Kirsten opens herself to embrace healing--even the scarred places that hurt the most. Mercy begs her to remember the past . . . showing her there's nothing that cannot be redeemed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[St. James and Rue] tackle a tough topic with sensitivity and forthrightness in an intense novel about self-injury, self-esteem, and the numerous shades of love. Highly recommended.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/em\u003estarred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947567972583,"sku":"9781401689223","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_5eace535-f51b-4918-8ce2-ea48956795ba.jpg?v=1775496943","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-merciful-scar","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}