{"product_id":"the-broken-fife-paperback","title":"The Broken Fife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary C. Demack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sweeping Civil War Tale of Love, Loss, and Music\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the first shots of the Civil War are fired, Junius Hart's life changes forever. He falls in love with Ruby, enslaved on his father's farm, and vows to protect her when he uncovers a plot to steal her away. But their bid for freedom through the \u003cstrong\u003eUnderground Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e ends in heartbreak when Jayhawkers ambush them, and Ruby is captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunius's only weapon is his music. A gifted fifer since boyhood, he enlists in the Missouri State Guard, hoping the march of armies will lead him back to Ruby. Instead, he is swept into the \u003cstrong\u003eConfederate Army\u003c\/strong\u003e, trapped between his devotion to Ruby and his growing doubts about the cause he serves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Junius channels his grief into a career selling \u003cstrong\u003emusical instruments\u003c\/strong\u003e, carrying his grandfather's broken fife as a reminder of all he lost. In Canada, fate offers him a glimpse of Ruby's destiny-and the possibility of rekindled love. But a devastating revelation destroys his fragile hope, leaving Junius to carve out a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, when half of that broken fife resurfaces in the hands of a stranger, Junius is confronted with the past he thought he had buried-and offered the redemption he never dared to dream of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cstrong\u003ecivil war fiction romance, underground railroad history, and tragic love stories\u003c\/strong\u003e, this powerful novel explores how music, morality, and resilience shape one man's journey through America's darkest chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53595803844915,"sku":"9798891325609","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-broken-fife-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}