{"product_id":"the-red-grove-9780374605810","title":"The Red Grove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen her mother goes missing, a young woman uncovers the secrets beneath her protected community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe women asked: How are they safe? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd Tamsen Nightingale said: In this red grove, no woman can be harmed. No violence may come upon her. No injury to her flesh from the flesh of another. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, Welcoming Incantation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Red Grove is a special place, protected. Some say a spell was cast by the community's founder, Tamsen Nightingale. Some say the mountain lions who stalk the nearby hills guard its mysteries and its people. Some say the mighty redwoods keep them safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet Luce's mother, Gloria, has gone missing. A man came seeking answers among the Red Grove's mysteries--a connection to the beyond--and died. And then Gloria vanished. The Red Grove is Luce's whole world. She is devoted to its mission, its rituals and myths. But she knows that her mother, frustrated free spirit though she might be, wouldn't just leave without a word, wouldn't leave her little brother, Roo, and especially their aunt Gem, whose care in that suspended state of everdream depends on Gloria in every way. But as Luce tries to figure out what has happened to her mother, she discovers that this special place is not what it seems and that protection comes at a cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe debut novel by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, Tessa Fontaine's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Grove\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the legacies of violence, the price of safety, and the choices we make to protect what we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374605810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tessa Fontaine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766857466037,"sku":"9780374605810","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4671dddb-2a04-4f0e-99aa-bddfe2d119fb.jpg?v=1710819363","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-red-grove-9780374605810","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}