{"product_id":"the-gentle-child-thad-cross-9798278115793","title":"The Gentle Child: A Psychological Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE GENTLE CHILD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaised with kindness. Rooted in poison.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmily Caldwell did everything right. She moved her family to a secluded farmhouse to escape the toxins of the modern world. She raised her fourteen-year-old daughter, Mary Kate, with \"gentle parenting,\" organic food, and absolutely no screens. They live a quiet life of gardening, reading, and peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut something is rotting in the garden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Kate is... different. She is too quiet. Too observant. And she has a fascination with poisonous plants that goes beyond a hobby. When Emily finds the neighbor's cat buried in the compost bin, she tells herself it was an accident. When a bully at Mary Kate's Waldorf school collapses with mysterious symptoms, Emily tells herself it's a coincidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, Emily finds the file on the family's dusty computer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is titled \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Management Plan\u003c\/i\u003e. It details a cold, calculated strategy to \"restore equilibrium\" to the household. It calls for the removal of the \"Mother Root.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerrified that she has raised a monster, Emily takes drastic measures to protect her family, locking Mary Kate away. But in a house built on silence, Emily is about to learn that she has drastically underestimated her daughter. Mary Kate isn't just a gentle child. She is a survivor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd she knows the first rule of the garden: \u003ci\u003eTo save the flower, you have to kill the pest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thad Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278115793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Thad Cross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447212978431,"sku":"9798278115793","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22feafc6-91b5-402d-b4dc-1e572d6f38e7.jpg?v=1777229604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gentle-child-thad-cross-9798278115793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}