{"product_id":"the-beautiful-and-the-wild-9780593638101","title":"The Beautiful and the Wild","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe dangers of Alaska aren't limited to storms, starvation, and grizzly bears. Sometimes the most dangerous thing is the person you love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's summer in Alaska and the light surrounding the shipping-container-turned-storage shed where Liv Russo is being held prisoner is fuzzy and gray. Around her is thick forest and jagged mountains. In front of her, across a clearing, is a low-slung cabin with a single window that spills a wash of yellow light onto bare ground. Illuminated in that light is the father of her child, a man she once loved. A man who is now her jailor. Liv vows to do anything to escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrying her own secrets and a fierce need to protect her young son, Liv must navigate a new world where extreme weather, starvation, and dangerous wildlife are not the only threats she faces. With winter's arrival imminent, she knows she must reckon with her past and the choices that brought her to the unforgiving Alaskan landscape if she is ever going to make it out alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of survival in the wilds of Alaska, \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful and the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e explores the question of whether we can ever truly know the person we love--or ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggy Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCatamaran\u003c\/i\u003e literary magazine, \u003ci\u003eSanta Cruz Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemoir Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. Twice she lived for seven weeks in her van, traveling to Alaska and along the back roads of the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900329791762,"sku":"9780593638101","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c5f6178-f624-469b-922a-ae50350fcdb3.jpg?v=1744279138","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beautiful-and-the-wild-9780593638101","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}