{"product_id":"down-by-the-riverside-a-santa-eli-story-paperback","title":"Down By The Riverside: A Santa Eli Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Volpert Johansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown By The Riverside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Southern Christmas journey about second chances, unexpected grace, and the places that help us find our way home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown By The Riverside\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a Southern sleigh ride beginning on the busy courthouse square in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and winding through the heart of the state-from Claxton and the tiny town of Santa Claus to Doctortown and the banks of the Altamaha River, through Savannah's historic squares where the past is never far from the present, and on to Brunswick and the Golden Isles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way are weathered churches and wide front porches, cotton fields and old farmhouses, rivers edged by moss-draped trees, coastal marshes touched by salt air, and the food, music, faith, history, and Christmas traditions of the people who call these places home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the journey is Astrid, a young woman struggling to find her way through addiction and recovery, whose path crosses with Eli Walker-a man known to most simply as Santa. What follows is a story of redemption, forgiveness, chosen family, and the sometimes unexpected places where hope is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown By The Riverside\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel in \u003cstrong\u003eThe Places That Remember\u003c\/strong\u003e, a series about the people and places that hold our stories-and remind us that finding our way home doesn't always mean returning to where we started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome places remember history. The best ones remember hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221509742897,"sku":"9798997848408","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/k7n6YSipxQ9798997848408.webp?v=1793386276","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/down-by-the-riverside-a-santa-eli-story-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}