{"product_id":"the-patient-hunger-david-natalie-9798245201634","title":"The Patient Hunger","description":"\u003cp\u003eA prince brings a woman out of the forest and into the center of power.\u003cbr\u003eShe arrives with nothing-no name, no history, no visible threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe believes he is protecting her.\u003cbr\u003eHe believes he is choosing freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat he does not understand-until it is too late-is that some hungers are patient, and some debts are collected in generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Patient Hunger\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a literary gothic novel about manipulation without cruelty, betrayal without violence, and power that is surrendered rather than taken. Told in restrained, atmospheric prose, it follows a ruler whose desire to care becomes the mechanism of his undoing-and a woman who understands exactly how long to wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs children are born and systems close ranks, the cost of love becomes measurable-not in blood, but in silence, absence, and erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story about monsters who hide in the dark.\u003cbr\u003eIt is about those who learn how to live comfortably in the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David \u0026amp;. Natalie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245201634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d","brand":"David \u0026. Natalie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997408309503,"sku":"9798245201634","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-patient-hunger-david-natalie-9798245201634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}