{"product_id":"bad-nature-hardcover","title":"Bad Nature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAriel Courage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArmed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBad Nature\u003c\/i\u003e shows we're getting selfishness all wrong. As uproariously funny as a takedown of our deadly society can be, the novel is also an urgent call to exchange possession for belonging.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eAlissa Nutting, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Hester is diagnosed with terminal cancer on her fortieth birthday, she knows immediately what she must do: abandon her possessions and drive to California to kill her estranged father. With no friends or family tying her to the life she's built in New York City, she quits her wildly lucrative job in corporate law and starts driving west. She hasn't made it far when she runs into John, an environmental activist in need of a ride to different superfund sites across the United States. From five-star Midwestern hotels to cultish Southwestern compounds, the two slowly make their way across the country. But will the revelations they experience along the way dissuade Hester from her goal? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRagingly singular and surprisingly moving, \u003ci\u003eBad Nature \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of stunning detours and twists until its final destination. Part road-trip novel, part revenge tale, part lament for our ongoing ecological crisis, it's ultimately a deft examination of the indulgence of holding grudges, moral ambivalence, and the eternal possibility of redemption.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriel Courage is a graduate of the Brooklyn College MFA program, where she was editor-in-chief of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She's currently an assistant fiction editor at\u003ci\u003e Agni\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Limestone Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also a 2019 Kimmel Harding Nelson resident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.6 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263906824441,"sku":"9781250360885","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/mZZ9Nh4xYC9781250360885.webp?v=1768822815","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bad-nature-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}