{"product_id":"idle-grounds-hardcover","title":"Idle Grounds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKrystelle Bamford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn a New England morning in the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003elate 1980s, a group of young cousins wander deep into the woods on their family's property, drawn in by uncanny visions and the disappearance of one of their own--but the farther they go, the stranger their surroundings become.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLingering at the edge of a family party, a troop of cousins loses track of the youngest child among them. With their parents preoccupied with bickering about decades-old crises, the children decide they must set out to investigate themselves--to the rickety chicken coop, the barn and its two troublesome horses, and into the woods that once comprised their late grandmother's property. The more the children search, and the deeper they walk, the more threatening the woods become and the more lost they are, caught between their aunt's home in the present day, their parents' childhood home just through the trees, and the memory of the house their grandmother grew up in. Soon, what began as a quest for answers gives way to a journey that undermines everything they've been told about who they are, where they came from, and what they deserve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisquieting and delightful, \u003ci\u003eIdle Grounds \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich exploration of the interior lives of children and a gripping meditation on birthright, decline, and weight of family history. A fable of the distortions of privilege and the impossibility of keeping secrets hidden, this is a novel about straying from home--only to come back unraveled, unsettled, and irrevocably changed.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733553483839,"sku":"9781668070451","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6defc21e149781d2dd36b84bef5a7fa2.webp?v=1765136365","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/idle-grounds-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}