{"product_id":"god-of-animals","title":"God of Animals","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGod of Animals\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAryn Kyle\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781416533252\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eScribner Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e305\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning and talented young novelist comes one of the most exciting fiction debuts in years: a breathtaking and beautiful novel set on a horse ranch in small-town Colorado.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her older sister runs away to marry a rodeo cowboy, Alice Winston is left to bear the brunt of her family's troubles--a depressed, bedridden mother; a reticent, overworked father; and a run-down horse ranch. As the hottest summer in fifteen years unfolds and bills pile up, Alice is torn between dreams of escaping the loneliness of her duty-filled life and a longing to help her father mend their family and the ranch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo make ends meet, the Winstons board the pampered horses of rich neighbors, and for the first time Alice confronts the power and security that class and wealth provide. As her family and their well-being become intertwined with the lives of their clients, Alice is drawn into an adult world of secrets and hard truths, and soon discovers that people--including herself--can be cruel, can lie and cheat, and every once in a while, can do something heartbreaking and selfless. Ultimately, Alice and her family must weather a devastating betrayal and a shocking, violent series of events that will test their love and prove the power of forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wise and astonishing novel about the different guises of love and the often steep tolls on the road to adulthood, \u003ci\u003eThe God of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, unforgettable debut.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Scribner Books","offers":[{"title":"God of Animals | Aryn Kyle | Paperback | 9781416533252 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1292247","offer_id":48753899634840,"sku":"1292247","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61t7989I0OL.jpg?v=1774066727","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/god-of-animals","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}