{"product_id":"9781035084579-life-and-death-and-giants","title":"Life, and Death, and Giants","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThreaded through 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A rare novel . Just read it. Lose yourself in it. Be changed by it’ – JENNIE GODFREY,\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A stunning novel’ – \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable child transforms a small rural community – and, soon, the world .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Lakota, Wisconsin, a young, unmarried Amish woman births a miraculous, eighteen-pound baby, and no one in the community knows what to make of the boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised by his brother on a struggling farm, Gabriel Fisher walks at eight months, communicates with animals and possesses astonishing athletic abilities. When his brother dies, Gabriel is taken in by his devout grandparents and, for a time, he disappears into the anonymity of Amish life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then, aged seventeen and nearly eight feet tall, Gabriel is spotted working in a hayfield by the local football coach. What happens next transforms not only Gabriel’s life but the lives of everyone he meets .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary, timeless story of buried secrets and everyday miracles, for fans of Elizabeth Strout, \u003ci\u003eTheo of Golden \u003c\/i\u003eand ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. \u003c\/b\u003eThe events are \u003cb\u003estartling, sad, amusing, invigorating and informative.\u003c\/b\u003e Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cb\u003e – JANE SMILEY, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders LOVE\u003ci\u003e Life, and Death, and Giants:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Oh, this book absolutely broke my heart into little pieces and stomped on it’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Best book I have read this year! Buy this, read this, pass the book on to someone else. It is that good!’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The end is mind-blowing’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Just so much heart . I honestly didn’t expect it to move me the way it did. Such a touching, powerful read’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A heartwarming, wondrous read . Be prepared to weep many tears’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414841110902,"sku":"9781035084579","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37711070_e67c3dd3-6a87-4234-ab2b-3af035c58be0.jpg?v=1762421289","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035084579-life-and-death-and-giants","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}