{"product_id":"9781488032967","title":"A Spear of Summer Grass: A Story of Love and Friendship on the African Savannah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover the adventure and romance of this evocative historical novel from bestselling author Deanna Raybourn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis, 1923.\u003c\/i\u003e The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather’s savanna manor house until gossip subsides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFairlight is the crumbling, sun-bleached skeleton of a faded African dream, a world where dissolute expats are bolstered by gin and jazz records, cigarettes and safaris. As mistress of this wasted estate, Delilah falls into the decadent pleasures of society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the frivolity of her peers, Ryder White stands in sharp contrast. As foreign to Delilah as Africa, Ryder becomes her guide to the complex beauty of this unknown world. Giraffes, buffalo, lions and elephants roam the shores of Lake Wanyama amid swirls of red dust. Here, life is lush and teeming—yet fleeting and often cheap. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst the wonders—and dangers—of Africa, Delilah awakes to a land out of all proportion: extremes of heat, darkness, beauty and joy that cut to her very heart. Only when this sacred place is profaned by bloodshed does Delilah discover what is truly worth fighting for—and what she can no longer live without.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOriginally published in 2013\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126121709808,"sku":"9781488032967","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781488032967_p0.jpg?v=1763637341","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781488032967","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}