{"product_id":"outlawed-9781635578249","title":"Outlawed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER * BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK * INDIE NEXT SELECTION * LIBRARY READS SELECTION * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMAZON EDITORS' CHOICE * WASHINGTON POST BEST OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"terrifying, wise, tender, and thrilling\" (R.O. Kwon) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eadventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she's willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, \u003ci\u003eOutlawed\u003c\/i\u003e dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna North\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the author of two previous novels, \u003ci\u003eAmerica Pacifica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a Lambda Literary Award in 2016\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She has been a writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is now a senior reporter at \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in Los Angeles and lives in Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582766682386,"sku":"9781635578249","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a09136cb-00fe-4f83-a1b5-b8ddcad051c9.jpg?v=1732023405","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outlawed-9781635578249","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}