{"product_id":"rain-heron-9780374539306","title":"The Rain Heron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Astonishing...With the intensity of a perfect balance between the mythic and the real, \u003ci\u003eThe Rain Heron\u003c\/i\u003e keeps turning and twisting, taking you to unexpected places. A deeply emotional and satisfying read. Beautifully written.\" --Jeff VanderMeer, author of \u003ci\u003eBorne. \u003c\/i\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Books of 2021. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping novel of myth, environment, adventure, and an unlikely friendship, from an award-winning Australian author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRen lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup d'?tat. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting, farming, trading, and forgetting the contours of what was once a normal life. But her quiet stability is disrupted when an army unit, led by a young female soldier, comes to the mountains on government orders in search of a legendary creature called the rain heron--a mythical, dangerous, form-shifting bird with the ability to change the weather. Ren insists that the bird is simply a story, yet the soldier will not be deterred, forcing them both into a gruelling quest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpellbinding and immersive, Robbie Arnott's \u003ci\u003eThe Rain Heron\u003c\/i\u003e is an astounding, mythical exploration of human resilience, female friendship, and humankind's precarious relationship to nature. As Ren and the soldier hunt for the heron, a bond between them forms, and the painful details of Ren's former life emerge--a life punctuated by loss, trauma, and a second, equally magical and dangerous creature. Slowly, Ren's and the soldier's lives entwine, unravel, and ultimately erupt in a masterfully crafted ending in which both women are forced to confront their biggest fears--and regrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobbie Arnott, one of Australia's most acclaimed young novelists, sews magic into reality with a steady, confident hand. Bubbling with rare imagination and ambition, \u003ci\u003eThe Rain Heron\u003c\/i\u003e is an emotionally charged and dazzling novel, one that asks timely yet eternal questions about environment, friendship, nationality, and the myths that bind us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobbie Arnott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eFlames\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Margaret Scott Prize, was short-listed for the Victorian Premier's Literary Prize for Fiction, the Guardian Not the Booker Prize, and the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, and was long-listed for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. In 2019, he was named a \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Australian Novelist. He lives in Tasmania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fsg Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635298210066,"sku":"9780374539306","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec35ab4d-be94-4ea1-81b8-a21904566954.jpg?v=1732839855","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rain-heron-9780374539306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}