{"product_id":"life-and-death-and-giants-ron-rindo-9781250375339","title":"Life, and Death, and Giants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, Ron Rindo has performed literary magic. This is a remarkable, profoundly moving novel.\" -Larry Watson, author of \u003ci\u003eMontana 1948\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young Amish woman, attended by the country veterinarian, delivers a baby that's eighteen pounds and twenty-seven inches long, and no one in Lakota, Wisconsin, knows what to make of the boy. Raised by his brother in rural poverty, Gabriel Fisher walks at eight months, communicates with animals, and possesses extraordinary athletic abilities. When his older brother dies by suicide, Gabriel is taken in by devout Amish grandparents, who hide him away from the English world. At age seventeen, and nearly eight feet tall, Gabriel is spotted working in a hay field by the local football coach, and his life changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, Gabriel's unique story is told by those whose lives are transformed by him: Doc Kennedy, the veterinarian who delivers him and becomes his mentor; Hannah Fisher, Gabriel's Amish grandmother, haunted by her daughter's death and troubled by deep gaps in her faith; Billy Walton, the salty bar owner and bridge between the Amish and English communities in Lakota; and Trey Beathard, the football coach, who tries to mentor Gabriel as his fame spreads throughout the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreaded with the poems of Emily Dickinson, \u003ci\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together an unforgettable story of faith, family, buried secrets, and everyday miracles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Rindo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250375339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250375339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Ron Rindo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46465879113983,"sku":"9781250375339","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34b67f2a-2b84-48bd-b454-1bd6e20e78c6.jpg?v=1736347552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-and-death-and-giants-ron-rindo-9781250375339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}