{"product_id":"the-refuge-paperback-by-carly-hillman-1","title":"The Refuge Paperback by Carly Hillman","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\u003eCrooked Lane Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-09-08)\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\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9798892426824\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e289.17\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.98 x 13.92 x 1.93\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva loves the wildlife refuge where she grew up, but the long-buried secrets she discovers there threaten to destroy her family—and the paradise they call home. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut is it really paradise if you’re trapped inside?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen wildlife ranger Johnny Hayward discovers a terrified young girl  hiding in the grasses, he joins the tight-knit staff in trying to solve  the mystery of how the girl, Maeve, came to their land. But when the  police arrive, she tells them that Johnny is her father. He goes along  with the lie, a split-second decision that entangles them both in a  lifelong cover-up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later, Maeve’s daughter,  Ava, grows up believing that same lie. Ava’s love for the Refuge, where  she lives in the staff cabins with her mother and is training to be a  tour ranger, prevents her from dwelling on the fact that her mother  never leaves the grounds—and won’t explain why. But after starting to  date a local boy, Ava begins to question her sheltered upbringing,  shocked to discover that life outside their fences is not the nightmare  her mother always taught her to fear. She is obsessed with answering one  question: \u003ci\u003eWhat is her mother so afraid of?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngry  that her mother and Johnny won’t give her answers, Ava follows a string  of clues to investigate the disturbing events that led to Maeve’s  arrival all those years ago, unearthing secrets that some will do  anything to keep buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarly Hillman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and Peabody Award–winning television producer. She worked at \u003ci\u003eThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,\u003c\/i\u003e where  she produced the interviews, for ten years. She earned a degree in  English from Harvard University, graduating with honors. Carly now lives  in Philadelphia with her husband, their daughter, and their cat named  Sponge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46988359794849,"sku":"BBSNIJ9798892426824","price":24.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9798892426824_834f4043-96cf-4e76-9938-cda1762272e1.jpg?v=1788856475","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-refuge-paperback-by-carly-hillman-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}