{"product_id":"unleashed-hardcover-3","title":"Unleashed - 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\u003eCai Emmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet amid California's wildfire season, a vivid and magical novel following a family in crisis thrust on a collision course with the world around them that has an outcome beyond their wildest imaginings . . . \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Lu and George Barnes drop their only daughter, Pippa, off at college, they return to their Sonoma home to find that their paths have diverged. Confronted with an empty nest, Lu's increasing dissatisfaction with their materialistic lives becomes impossible to ignore. She is most content outdoors, finding the animals in her backyard far superior company to her pretentious neighbors. In contrast, George is eager to throw himself into his business, a local winery with an elite clientele, as well as his art collection. He cannot for the life of him understand his wife's discontent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Pippa feels completely adrift at school in the bustle of LA--its unfamiliar noises, its unfriendly atmosphere. She finds comfort only in the beloved family cat she's brought with her and in her zoology class, which makes the world seem just a bit brighter. As Lu, George, and Pippa struggle to adapt, growing apart in the process, tensions outside the family are mounting as well; women have been disappearing across the country with no worldly explanation, all while California's wildfire season is swiftly approaching, bringing with it a reckoning that none of the Barneses can avoid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once a grounded story about love and family, and a transcendent tale about the power of nature, \u003ci\u003eUnleashed\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning look at what matters in an all too chaotic world, the things that sustain us when we are on the verge of losing it all, and how we might find ourselves in the most unexpected of ways.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCai Emmons\u003c\/b\u003e (1951-2023) was the author of six novels--\u003ci\u003eHis Mother's Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stylist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeather Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSinking Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnleashed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLivid\u003c\/i\u003e--and a story collection, \u003ci\u003eVanishing\u003c\/i\u003e. She held a BA from Yale University and two MFAs, one from New York University in film and the other from the University of Oregon in fiction. Before turning to fiction, Emmons wrote plays and screenplays. Winner of a Student Academy Award, an Oregon Book Award, and the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize, and finalist for the \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Sarton awards, she taught at a variety of institutions, most recently in the creative writing program at the University of Oregon.\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 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252714684665,"sku":"9780593471449","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SkR6eDFxMXF4TkxhM1NhQ0lHL05kUT09.webp?v=1768689248","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/unleashed-hardcover-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}