{"product_id":"used-the-tie-that-bends","title":"Used - The Tie That Bends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEventide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tie That Binds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon. The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of pre-dawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family—and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 1984 - Used Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54225277583670,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/IMG-5620.heic?v=1784231235","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/used-the-tie-that-bends","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}