{"product_id":"mare","title":"Mare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a horse and the woman who loves her--a lively first novel of not-daughters and non-mothers; animals and animal bodies; and how we find freedom, care, and community in unexpected places.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a long time, a woman lives with her husband and their dog. She teaches an online class about children's books and plods away at a book of her own. Then the dog dies, and a doctor's visit reveals that she isn't able to have children, even if she wanted to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an opportunity to lease a mare part-time comes her way, it seems like the ideal arrangement and the fulfillment of a childhood wish--perhaps even something to fill the emptiness, diagnosable and otherwise, that she has begun to feel. She has no problem sharing; she shares a garden with the children next door and chores with her husband. The horse will be something to care for, just two days a week, without getting in too deep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as she takes up riding lessons, faces mounting medical bills, and walks and brushes and dreams of the horse, her affection starts to become all-consuming. Time spent with the mare casts a light on the rest of her responsibilities and relationships, ultimately forcing her to confront what it means to love a being who does not belong to her. With tender humor and insight, Emily Haworth-Booth's \u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003eradiates life and feeling--and introduces an irresistible literary voice.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0374617708\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780374617707\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Haworth-Booth, Emily\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (May 2026)","offer_id":46099881787589,"sku":"9780374617707","price":26.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780374617707.jpg?v=1776646156","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/mare","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}