{"product_id":"the-dove-in-the-belly-9781646141319","title":"The Dove in the Belly","description":"At the University of North Carolina, Ronny's made some friends, kept his secrets, survived dorm life, and protected his heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil he can't. Ben is in some ways Ronny's opposite; he's big and solid where Ronny is small and slight. Ben's at UNC on a football scholarship. Confident, with that easy jock swagger, and an explosive temper always simmering. He has a steady stream of girlfriends. Ben's aware of the overwhelming effect he has on Ronny. It's like a sensation of power. So easy to tease Ronny, throw playful insults, but it all feels somehow.loaded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile Ronny's mother has moved to Vegas with her latest husband. And Ben's mother is fighting advanced cancer. A bubble forms around the two, as surprising to Ronny as it is to Ben. Within it their connection ignites physically and emotionally. But what will happen when the tensile strength of a bubble is tested? When the rest of life intervenes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dove in the Belly\u003c\/i\u003e is about the electric, dangerous, sometimes tender but always powerful attraction between two very different boys. But it's also about the full cycles of love and life and how they open in us the twinned capacities for grief and joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646141319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jim Grimsely","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41839728722101,"sku":"9781646141319","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f56f9c4e-f36f-4b5d-8583-f214d6b4ebcc.jpg?v=1646730739","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dove-in-the-belly-9781646141319","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}