{"product_id":"9780062990983","title":"The Captive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rural noir about a\u003cbr\u003ewoman on a pulse-pounding expedition to deliver a fugitiveand forced to\u003cbr\u003econfront her own paston the journey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a\u003cbr\u003esecessionist rural state that has cut itself off completely from urban centers,\u003cbr\u003ewhere living is hardscrabble and poor but free, Brooke Holland runs a farm\u003cbr\u003ewith her husband, Milo, and two daughters. Their life at the fringes of modern\u003cbr\u003esociety is tenuousthey make barely enough from each harvest to keep goingyet\u003cbr\u003eBrooke cherishes the loving, peaceful life they have carved out for themselves.\u003cbr\u003eShe has even begun to believe she is free from the violent history she has kept\u003cbr\u003ea secret from her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen escaped\u003cbr\u003ecriminal Stephen Cawley attacks at the farm, Brookes buried talents surface,\u003cbr\u003eand she manages toquickly andharshly subduehim. She is\u003cbr\u003econvinced that he has come in retribution for the blood feud she thought she\u003cbr\u003eescaped years ago. Brooke sets out to bring Cawley to justice, planning to use\u003cbr\u003ethe bounty on his head to hide her family far from danger. Fearing that other\u003cbr\u003emembers of Cawleys infamous family will soon descend, Brooke insists Milo and\u003cbr\u003ethe girls flee with her, travelling miles on foot across an unforgiving\u003cbr\u003elandscape to reach the nearest marshal. Their journey, started at the onset of\u003cbr\u003ewinter with little preparation, brings already strained family dynamics to the\u003cbr\u003ebreaking point. As Brookes ghostsboth real and imaginedclose in, the\u003cbr\u003eruthlessness that let her survive her past may become the biggest threat to her\u003cbr\u003ehopes for a different future. What follows is a harrowing exploration of family\u003cbr\u003eloyalty, trauma, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs haunting and\u003cbr\u003epropulsive as it is powerfully written, \u003cem\u003eThe Captive\u003c\/em\u003eis a thrilling debut novel about the impossible choices we make to survive and\u003cbr\u003eprotect the ones we love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52257770701111,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":108.3,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780062990983-1.jpg?v=1783094502","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/ja\/products\/9780062990983","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}