{"product_id":"behind-the-red-curtain-mary-reed-dewar-in-her-own-words","title":"Behind the Red Curtain: Mary Reed Dewar in her own words","description":"At twenty-three, nurse Mary Reed Dewar leaves an orderly New Jersey childhood for a war-bruised China—and discovers how quickly a life of faith can collide with history. Packed onto the Marine Lynx, a converted troopship bound for China, she watches the Golden Gate slip into haze as the journey begins.\nIn Peiping (today’s Beijing), 1947–48, Mary prepares for her first mission, pedaling through dust-choked hutongs, studying language by ear, and learning medicine amid hyperinflation and scarcity. What she finds, and who she becomes, are shaped quickly as she finally arrives in rural China for her first mission assignment in February 1948.\nThen comes the moment that makes headlines back home: “Four Missionaries Missing in China.” As front lines of the Red Revolution shift across Shansi Province, a simple supply trip becomes a vanishing act, and Mary’s family can only wait and pray across an ocean of silence.\nTold in Mary’s unmistakable voice—braided from letters, news clippings, and recent conversations with her family—this deeply human memoir traces a young woman’s passage from conviction to courage. It is a story of service without guarantees, of friendship in a language learned one tone at a time, and of the ordinary life that make endurance possible.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0G6G865ZG\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0G6G865ZG.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Panhuise, Vicki\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43160595464253,"sku":"BVV.B0G6G865ZG.G","price":10.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/behind-the-red-curtain-mary-reed-dewar-in-her-own-words","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}