{"product_id":"kept-animals-9781501188596","title":"Kept Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003e*A Best of Spring 2020 novel from \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e The Millions\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"rugged and ravishing\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine) \u003c\/i\u003edebut novel of desire, betrayal, and loss, centering on three teenage girls, a horse ranch, and the accident that changes everything.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1993, and Rory Ramos works as a ranch hand at the stable her stepfather manages in Topanga Canyon, California, a dry, dusty place reliant on horses and hierarchies. There she rides for the rich clientele, including twins June and Wade Fisk. While Rory draws the interest of out-and-proud June, she's more intrigued by Vivian Price, the beautiful girl with the movie-star father who lives down the hill. Rory keeps largely separate from the likes of the Prices--but, perched on her bedroom windowsill, Rory steals glimpses of Vivian swimming in her pool nearly every night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Rory's stepfather is involved in a tragic car accident, the lives of Rory, June, and Vivian become inextricably bound together. Rory discovers photography, begins riding more competitively, and grows closer to seductive, mercurial Vivian, but despite her newfound sense of self, disaster lurks all around her in this \"exquisite exploration of hurt and desire\" (Jeannette Walls): in the parched landscape, in her unruly longings, in her stepfather's wrecked body and guilty conscience. One night, as the relationships among these teenagers come to a head, a forest fire tears through the canyon, and Rory's life is changed forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated by Rory's daughter, Charlie, in 2015, more than twenty years after that fateful fire, \u003ci\u003eKept Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is \"gorgeous, sensual...an event-packed novel of class, desire,  and] coming-of-age\u003ci\u003e\" (The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501188596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Kate Milliken","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40423390052533,"sku":"9781501188596","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_75590335-39ca-42dc-afb0-28f4a24b99c7.jpg?v=1625576870","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kept-animals-9781501188596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}