{"product_id":"the-mere-wife-paperback","title":"The Mere Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Dahvana Headley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Maria Dahvana Headley presents a modern retelling of the literary classic \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, set in American suburbia as two mothers--a housewife and a battle-hardened veteran--fight to protect those they love in \u003ci\u003eThe Mere Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the perspective of those who live in Herot Hall, the suburb is a paradise. Picket fences divide buildings--high and gabled--and the community is entirely self-sustaining. Each house has its own fireplace, each fireplace is fitted with a container of lighter fluid, and outside--in lawns and on playgrounds--wildflowers seed themselves in neat rows. But for those who live surreptitiously along Herot Hall's periphery, the subdivision is a fortress guarded by an intense network of gates, surveillance cameras, and motion-activated lights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Willa, the wife of Roger Herot (heir of Herot Hall), life moves at a charmingly slow pace. She flits between mommy groups, playdates, cocktail hour, and dinner parties, always with her son, Dylan, in tow. Meanwhile, in a cave in the mountains just beyond the limits of Herot Hall lives Gren, short for Grendel, as well as his mother, Dana, a former soldier who gave birth as if by chance. Dana didn't want Gren, didn't plan Gren, and doesn't know how she got Gren, but when she returned from war, there he was. When Gren, unaware of the borders erected to keep him at bay, ventures into Herot Hall and runs off with Dylan, Dana's and Willa's worlds collide.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Dahvana Headley\u003c\/b\u003e is a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u0026amp; editor. Her books include the novels \u003ci\u003eMagonia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAerie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQueen of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Yes\u003c\/i\u003e. With Kat Howard she is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Neil Gaiman, she is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eUnnatural Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, and her work has been supported by the MacDowell Colony and by Arte Studio Ginestrelle, where the first draft of this book was written. She was raised with a wolf and a pack of sled dogs in the high desert of rural Idaho, and now lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772587606304,"sku":"9781250214942","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9aec1ba307f168524709a4775bfccffc.webp?v=1780408950","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mere-wife-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}