{"product_id":"dear-thorns-hardcover-by-karen-olsson","title":"Dear Thorns Hardcover by Karen Olsson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAstra House\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-11-03)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e280\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781662603518\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e371.38\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.67 x 14.61 x 2.44\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A deft, persuasive depiction of an appealing mind in midlife.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Dana Spiotta's \u003ci\u003eWayward\u003c\/i\u003e and Katie Kitamura’s \u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e we follow Lora, a wildlife refuge worker in South Texas who gets tangled up in a romantic relationship with a much younger male intern.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLora has worked at the wildlife refuge in South Texas for seven years, trapping and studying the elusive Texas ocelot. Interns come and go, but when Ben arrives, something is awakened in Lora that has long been dormant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Lora and Ben track the beautiful, almost mystical animal, tensions arise on the refuge. Lora’s boss strategizes about how to turn part of the refuge into a hunting destination; an eccentric artist and rancher pitches an unconventional scheme to help the ocelots; and Lora and Ben make a series of impulsive, inappropriate choices. Along the way, the reader learns about Lora’s professional and romantic history—the story of a woman dedicated to her career—and is immersed in the world of the ranchlands just above the Texas-Mexico border, home to a distinct mix of species: animal, plant, and human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith sharp prose and subtle humor, critically-acclaimed writer Karen Olsson mines the gulf between youth and middle age and reckons with the ecological disaster of species loss. Her novel illuminates how the things we do to wild animals—isolating them, reducing their habitats, disconnecting them from other groups—are all things we seem to do to ourselves. Brainy, elegant, and deeply engrossing, \u003ci\u003eDear Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a woman’s idealism in a compromised world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eKaren Olsson is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a runner-up for the 2006 PEN\/Hemingway Award for First Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eAll the Houses\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, and she is also a former editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Observer.\u003c\/i\u003e She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in mathematics and lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48638040866977,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781662603518","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781662603518.jpg?v=1793697307","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/dear-thorns-hardcover-by-karen-olsson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}