{"product_id":"9780330490450","title":"The Tie That Binds","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Haruf, Kent \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/06\/2002,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780330490450,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Tie That Binds, his critically acclaimed first novel, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough. Narrated by her neighbour, Edith's tragedies unfold: a tough childhood, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. She is a woman who sacrifices everything in the name of family - until she is forced to reclaim her freedom in one dramatic and unexpected gesture. Breathtaking and truthful, The Tie That Binds is a powerful tribute to the demands of rural life, and to the tenacity of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697956159532,"sku":"9780330490450","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780330490450.jpg?v=1722608955","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780330490450","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}