{"product_id":"desert-of-the-heart-9781594930355","title":"Desert of the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Hall arrives in Reno wanting only to be left alone while she waits six weeks for a painful divorce from her husband. Once there she meets Ann Child - 15 years her junior, who is both a free spirit and a lesbian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon Ann refuses to let the controlled but vulnerable Evelyn ignore the powerful emotions that begin to unleash inside her... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmortalized for a whole new generation by the film\u003c\/i\u003e Desert Hearts, \u003ci\u003e Jane Rule's classic \u003c\/i\u003eDESERT OF THE HEART \u003ci\u003eis arguably her finest novel. Joyce Carol Oates called it an intelligent and utterly believable novel. Told with all the wit and skill of this fine novelist, the book stands as a classic of lesbian literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Rule\u003cbr\u003eJane Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931 and came to Canada in 1956, where she later taught at the University of B.C. Her first novel, \"Desert of the Heart\" (1991), was made into a movie in the 1980s. Rule emerged as one of the most respected writers in Canada with her many novels, essays and collections of short stories including \"Theme for Diverse Instruments\" (1975). Rule passed away in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642481611026,"sku":"9781594930355","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cf76c7f-2849-440a-92ca-8d3da285282f.jpg?v=1733067482","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desert-of-the-heart-9781594930355","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}