{"product_id":"a-map-of-the-world-a-novel-oprahs-book-club-9780385720106","title":"A Map of the World: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Map of the World: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Hamilton, Jane. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780385720106.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives.\n\n\"It takes a writer of rare power and discipline to carry off an achievement like A Map of the World. Hamilton proves here that she is one of the best.\" —Newsweek\n\nThe Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as \"that hippie couple\" because of their well-educated, urban background, Howard and Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farm, he tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementary school.\n\nBut their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbors two-year-old daughter drowns in the Goodwins pond while under Alices care. Tormented by the accident, Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused of sexually abusing a student at the elementary school. Soon, Alice is arrested, incarcerated, and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspicious community. As a child, Alice designed her own map of the world to find her bearings. Now, as an adult, she must find her way again, through a maze of lies, doubt and ill will.\n\nA vivid human drama of guilt and betrayal, A Map of the World chronicles the intricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious, uncharted terrain. The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearing rural American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44423969767477,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385720106","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385720106_45bb7052-6a81-480e-a092-2f6ab9cdabd1.jpg?v=1784157837","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-map-of-the-world-a-novel-oprahs-book-club-9780385720106","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}