{"product_id":"filling-station","title":"Filling Station","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER! · A \u003cem\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/em\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2025 PICK · A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE PICK FOR 2025 · A heart wrenching and hopeful novel from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe American Queen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Absolutely worthy.\" --Booklist, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Should be required reading.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Resilience, faith, and grit.\" --Jodi Picoult, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo sisters. One unassuming haven. Endless opportunities for grace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisters Margaret and Evelyn Justice have grown up in the prosperous Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma--also known as Black Wall Street. In Greenwood, the Justice sisters had it all--movie theaters and entertainment venues, beauty shops and clothing stores, high-profile businesses like law offices, medical clinics, and banks. While Evelyn aspires to head off to the East Coast to study fashion design, recent college grad Margaret plans to settle in Greenwood, teaching at the local high school and eventually raising a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre upends everything they know and brings them unspeakable loss. Left with nothing but each other, the sisters flee along what would eventually become iconic Route 66 and stumble upon the Threatt Filling Station, a safe haven and the only place where they can find a shred of hope in oppressive Jim Crow America. At the filling station, they are able to process their pain, fill up their souls, and find strength as they wrestle with a faith in God that has left them feeling abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they eventually realize that they can't hide out at the filling station when Greenwood needs to be rebuilt. The search for their father and their former life may not give them easy answers, but it can propel them--and their community--to a place where their voices are stronger . . . strong enough to build a future that honors the legacy of those who were lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Filling Station\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together themes of love, hate, hope, trust, and resilience in the face of great turmoil. With every turn of the page, you will be transported into a story about strong Black women in a pivotal moment of history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscussion questions are included, so it's perfect for book clubs! Keep your tissues nearby because this one is practically guaranteed to make you feel \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e the feelings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249962439000,"sku":"9781400344123","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781400344123.jpg?v=1777882515","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/filling-station","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}