{"product_id":"even-if-i-perish","title":"Even if I Perish","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on a miraculous true story of courage in the face of impossible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If I perish, I perish.\" A sermon based on Queen Esther's famous words spurs music teacher Mary Cornish to action. She volunteers to escort a group of 15 girls from England to Canada as part of Britain's World War II child evacuation program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll is well aboard the SS City of Benares until September 17, 1940. With a storm brewing in the North Atlantic, a German U-boat releases its torpedo and breaches the ship's hull. Do the Nazis know ninety children are on board?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the scramble to save as many lives as possible, Mary lands in a crowded lifeboat as the only female among crew members, passengers, and six young boys. In the storm's aftermath, two things soon become crystal clear: that Lifeboat 12 has become separated from all the others, and that Mary has been placed here for such a time as this--even if she perishes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terrie Todd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47279808610540,"sku":"9781953957696","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781953957696.jpg?v=1770273227","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/even-if-i-perish","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}