{"product_id":"the-caretaker-9781837260027","title":"The Caretaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the great American authors at work today'' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e''S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1951. The close-knit community of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, does not welcome those who are different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacob Hampton''s wealthy parents disinherited him when he married Naomi, an uneducated hotel maid. Now Jacob has been called up to fight in Korea, leaving a pregnant Naomi behind. The only person he can trust to take care of her is his lifelong friend, Blackburn Gant. Blackburn, who tends the local cemetery, is an outsider too, his appearance irrevocably altered by childhood disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlowly the two outcasts grow closer and as they await news of Jacob''s return, a terrible, shattering act of deception derails all their lives. But no secret can stay hidden for ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTender and luminous with truth, \u003ci\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting story about the bonds of friendship, the contradictions of family and\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470202179927,"sku":"9781837260027","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781837260027.jpg?v=1744897678","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-caretaker-9781837260027","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}