{"product_id":"gone-to-the-forest-9781451656640","title":"Gone to the Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003e*\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2012\u003cbr\u003e*\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2012\u003cbr\u003e*\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2012\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE LONGSHOT\u003c\/i\u003e comes this gripping saga about the destruction of a family, a home, and a way of life. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, \u003ci\u003eGone to the Forest \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of family drama and political turmoil in which fiery storytelling melds with daring, original prose. Since his mother's death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained domestic peace, where everything is frozen under the old man's vicious control. But when a young woman named Carine arrives at the farm, the tension between the two men escalates to the breaking point. Hailed by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eas \"a major talent,\" Kitamura shines in this powerful new novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Kitamura \u003c\/b\u003eis based in New York. She has written for numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Wired\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eFrieze.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504544387346,"sku":"9781451656640","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d272284-b077-4e45-bdde-8def1c959c7e.jpg?v=1730821917","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gone-to-the-forest-9781451656640","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}