{"product_id":"a-ballad-of-love-and-glory-by-reyna-grande","title":"A Ballad of Love and Glory by Reyna Grande - Book Only","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExperience a new copy of \u003cem\u003eA Ballad of Love and Glory\u003c\/em\u003e by Reyna Grande as featured in our Black Friday 2025 Grab Bags!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre(s): Historical Fiction, Romance\u003cbr\u003eTarget Audience: Adult Readers\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: March 15, 2022\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Atria Books\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1982165260\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cspan class=\"product-details__label\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Long Petal of the Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e in this sweeping historical saga following a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight, at first for their survival and then for their love, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War—from the author of the “timely and riveting” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAcross a Hundred Mountains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA forgotten war. An unforgettable romance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas, the US Army marches south to provoke war with México over the disputed Río Grande boundary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXimena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband’s memory and defend her country, Ximena uses her healing skills as an army nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, John Riley, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his homeland, is sickened by the unjust war and the unspeakable atrocities against his countrymen by nativist officers. In a bold act of defiance, he swims across the Río Grande and joins the Mexican Army—a desertion punishable by execution. He forms the St. Patrick’s Battalion, a band of Irish soldiers willing to fight to the death for México’s freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ximena and John meet, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies, so does their passion. Swept up by forces with the power to change history, they fight not only for the fate of a nation but for their future together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreaking and lyrical, Reyna Grande’s spellbinding saga, inspired by true events and historical figures, brings these two unforgettable characters to life and illuminates a largely forgotten moment in history that impacts the US-México border to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Ximena and John survive the chaos of this bitter war, or will their love be devoured along with the land they strive to defend?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Once Upon a Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51971311698221,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/8847\/0580\/files\/BalladOfLoveAndGlory.jpg?v=1775683026","url":"https:\/\/www.onceuponabookclub.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-ballad-of-love-and-glory-by-reyna-grande","provider":"Once Upon a Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}