{"product_id":"beyond-the-hole-in-the-gwen-banta-9784824194091","title":"Beyond the Hole in the Fence","description":"\u003cp\u003e1950. When New York authorities try to remove Rainy from her home, she and Gramps seek refuge with a traveling carnival. They must adapt to an unconventional, nomadic lifestyle filled with carnies whose physical anomalies have defined them as \"freaks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile traveling with the show, Rainy, Gramps, and the carnies suffer through a widespread Polio Epidemic and must fight to survive the ravages of Delaware's terrifying Hurricane Able of 1952. After a shocking turn of events, Rainy longs to return to a normal life. But what does \"normal\" really mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwen Banta's BEYOND THE HOLE IN THE FENCE is an edge-of-your-seat adventure filled with colorful, larger-than-life characters. Through humor and heartbreak, Rainy learns she can never recapture her past. She finds love and comes of age in an eccentric environment under remarkable circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Thoroughly absorbing from the 1st paragraph... a rollicking ride... an exceptionally vivid portrait of the 1950s and an atmosphere of wonder, revelation, and change.\" - D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwen Banta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4824194091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784824194091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Next Chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Gwen Banta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46602837328127,"sku":"9784824194091","price":23.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cf419e8-e34c-482d-959a-cb01a83a87ff.jpg?v=1739695439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-hole-in-the-gwen-banta-9784824194091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}