{"product_id":"a-student-of-living-things-susan-richards-shreve-9780452288492","title":"A Student of Living Things","description":"The Frayn family of Washington, D.C., is coping pretty well with twenty-first century realities of life--snipers, bomb threats, natural disasters, etc. Then, in the moment it takes Claire Frayn to dig for her umbrella, her politically outspoken brother Steven is shot down right next to her on the library steps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steven's murder shatters the tightly knit Frayn family, and his sister Claire becomes determined to unravel the mystery of why her brother was killed. Searching for answers, Claire meets Victor, an enigmatic stranger who claims to know who killed Steven. Claire begins an unusual correspondence with the suspected assassin, but instead of uncovering the truth of her brother's death, she finds herself drawn to this man, and increasingly apprehensive about cooperating with Victor's plans to avenge Steven's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A gripping family drama with an unusual love story at its center, this is an intimate portrait of grief, the futility of revenge, and the miracle of forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Richards Shreve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452288495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452288492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.28h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Susan Richards Shreve","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443495842047,"sku":"9780452288492","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1766c7a-b249-42ce-a4a4-164acb431a4d.jpg?v=1777205875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-student-of-living-things-susan-richards-shreve-9780452288492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}