{"product_id":"light-the-way-monica-west-9798217184651","title":"Light the Way","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisterhood is stronger than secrets.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe breakout novel from \"formidable talent\" (Ann Patchett) Monica West, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age novel about a young woman who follows her missing older sister into a cult in a courageous attempt to set them both free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne ordinary night, Ramona Oliver's older sister Maya disappeared without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour years later, following an unlikely lead on her sister's whereabouts, Ramona finds herself at The Way, the home of a mysterious all-female, Northern California religious community led by a charismatic guru named Shepherd. She immerses herself in life on the land, living and working alongside a community of women, including her sister. Soon, she uncovers unsettling questions about her family and becomes seduced by the utopia Shepherd promises. By the time Ramona realizes that this place isn't what she thought it could be, she must save herself--and her sister--before it's too late. But what if Maya is too far gone to be saved? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn exquisite, precise prose, Monica West takes readers from the claustrophobic apartment where the girls were both raised and neglected, to the bounty of an old farm that seems limitless in its freedoms and in its restrictions. \u003ci\u003eLight the Way\u003c\/i\u003e is about the longing for the perfect family, about hope and perseverance in the face of impossible odds, about the bravery that young women must harness over and over again, simply to survive this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217184651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Monica West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874667245823,"sku":"9798217184651","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/light-the-way-monica-west-9798217184651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}