{"product_id":"the-tie-that-binds-9780375724381","title":"The Tie That Binds","description":"From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEventide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tie That Binds\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon. The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of pre-dawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family--and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom.\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 03\/21\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375724381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Kent Haruf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636697428124,"sku":"9780375724381","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a007c196-44f0-4833-9d01-52e72ba7d5d3.jpg?v=1603842681","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-tie-that-binds-9780375724381","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}