{"product_id":"the-mare-9780307743602","title":"The Mare","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e - NPR - \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Velveteen Vargas, an eleven-year-old Fresh Air Fund kid from Brooklyn, comes to stay with a family in upstate New York, what begins as a two-week visit blossoms into something much more significant. Soon Velvet finds herself torn between her host family--Ginger, a failed artist and shakily recovered alcoholic; and Paul, a college professor--and her own deeply tormented mother. The one constant becomes Velvet's newly discovered passion for horse riding--and especially for an abused, unruly mare named Fugly Girl. A stirring and deeply felt novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mare\u003c\/i\u003e is Mary Gaitskill's most poignant and powerful work yet--a stunning exploration of a girl and her horse, and of the way we connect with people from all walks of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307743602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Mary Gaitskill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924831441077,"sku":"9780307743602","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1983b666-305f-4900-bbbf-3efb77738b2d.jpg?v=1687839260","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mare-9780307743602","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}