{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-us-9780062064486","title":"The Ruins of Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ruins of Us\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling, timely debut novel that explores the loneliness of expatriate life and the dangers of intolerance, as well as the things we'll do for love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than two decades after moving to Saudi Arabia and marrying powerful Abdullah Baylani, American-born Rosalie learns that her husband has taken a second wife. That discovery plunges their family into chaos as Rosalie grapples with leaving the country, her life, and her family behind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Abdullah and Rosalie's consuming personal entanglements blind them to the crisis approaching their sixteen-year-old son, Faisal, whose deepening resentment toward their lifestyle has led to his involvement with a controversial sheikh. When Faisal makes a choice that could destroy everything his embattled family holds dear, they all must confront difficult truths as they fight to preserve what remains of their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ruins of Us\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely story about intolerance, family, and the injustices we endure for love that heralds the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParssinen, Keija:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKeija Parssinen is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruins of Us\u003c\/em\u003e, which won a Michener-Copernicus Award. Raised in Saudi Arabia and Texas, she is a graduate of Princeton University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. Parssinen is an assistant professor of English at Kenyon College, where she teaches fiction writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317931774226,"sku":"9780062064486","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f11e9bb8-30f2-4723-955e-0a585a8bbc8b.jpg?v=1727543097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ruins-of-us-9780062064486","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}