{"product_id":"the-road-to-paradise-a-vintage-national-park-novel","title":"The Road to Paradise: A Vintage National Park Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake it a gift set!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Purchase this signed novel with the matching \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.karenbarnettbooks.com\/products\/mount-rainier-christmas-ornament\" title=\"Mount Rainier National Park Ornament\"\u003eMount Rainier National Park\u003c\/a\u003e ornament and save $3 automatically at checkout. Add both items to your cart—no code needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn ideal sanctuary and a dream come true–that’s what Margaret Lane feels as she takes in God’s gorgeous handiwork in Mount Rainier National Park. It’s 1927 and the National Park Service is in its youth when Margie, an avid naturalist, lands a coveted position alongside the park rangers living and working in the unrivaled splendor of Mount Rainier’s long shadow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Chief Ranger Ford Brayden is still haunted by his father’s death on the mountain, and the ranger takes his work managing the park and its crowd of visitors seriously. The job of watching over an idealistic senator’s daughter with few practical survival skills seems a waste of resources.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Margie’s former fiancé sets his mind on developing the Paradise Inn and its surroundings into a tourist playground, the plans might put more than the park’s pristine beauty in danger. What will Margie and Ford sacrifice to preserve the splendor and simplicity of the wilderness they both love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaren Barnett’s vintage national parks novels bring to vivid life President Theodore Roosevelt’s vision for protected lands, when he wrote in Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter: \"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould you like your signed copy personalized? Enter the recipient’s name in ‘Special instructions’ in your cart before checkout. If ordering multiple books, please specify the title and recipient for each.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573517258822,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/5726\/3174\/files\/Road_to_Paradise_1.png?v=1791330570","url":"https:\/\/shop.karenbarnettbooks.com\/products\/the-road-to-paradise-a-vintage-national-park-novel","provider":"Karen Barnett's National Park Novels \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}