{"product_id":"the-funeral-ladies-of-ellerie-county-a-novel-isbn-9780063319882","title":"The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmed with a Crock-Pot and a pile of recipes, a grandmother, her granddaughter, and a mysterious young man work to bring a community together in this uplifting novel for readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Chicken Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther Larson has been cooking for funerals in the Northwoods of Wisconsin for seventy years. Known locally as the “funeral ladies,” she and her cohort have worked hard to keep the mourners of Ellerie County fed—it is her firm belief that there is very little a warm casserole and a piece of cherry pie can’t fix. 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