{"product_id":"the-horse-boy-a-memoir-of-healing-9780316008242","title":"The Horse Boy: A Memoir of Healing","description":"When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horse Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. In Mongolia, the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one-of-a-kind story -- of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRupert Isaacson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London to a South African mother and a Zimbabwean father. Isaacson's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Land\u003c\/i\u003e (Grove Press), was a 2004 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. He has travelled extensively in Africa, Asia, and North America for the British press and now lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Kristin, and their son, Rowan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526963204370,"sku":"9780316008242","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa480166-7d91-464f-967d-70bd843c96e4.jpg?v=1731288110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-horse-boy-a-memoir-of-healing-9780316008242","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}