{"product_id":"life-and-death-and-giants-2","title":"Life, and Death, and Giants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A rare novel . . . Just read it. Lose yourself in it. Be changed by it’ – JENNIE GODFREY,\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A stunning novel’ – \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable child transforms a small rural community – and, soon, the world . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Lakota, Wisconsin, a young, unmarried Amish woman births a miraculous, eighteen-pound baby, and no one in the community knows what to make of the boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised by his brother on a struggling farm, Gabriel Fisher walks at eight months, communicates with animals and possesses astonishing athletic abilities. When his brother dies, Gabriel is taken in by his devout grandparents and, for a time, he disappears into the anonymity of Amish life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then, aged seventeen and nearly eight feet tall, Gabriel is spotted working in a hayfield by the local football coach. What happens next transforms not only Gabriel’s life but the lives of everyone he meets . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary, timeless story of buried secrets and everyday miracles, for fans of Elizabeth Strout, \u003ci\u003eTheo of Golden \u003c\/i\u003eand ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. \u003c\/b\u003eThe events are \u003cb\u003estartling, sad, amusing, invigorating and informative.\u003c\/b\u003e Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cb\u003e – JANE SMILEY, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders LOVE\u003ci\u003e Life, and Death, and Giants:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Oh, this book absolutely broke my heart into little pieces and stomped on it’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Best book I have read this year! Buy this, read this, pass the book on to someone else. It is that good!’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The end is mind-blowing’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Just so much heart . . . I honestly didn’t expect it to move me the way it did. Such a touching, powerful read’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A heartwarming, wondrous read . . . Be prepared to weep many tears’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56643462463832,"sku":"9781035084579","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781035084579.jpg?v=1780118160","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/life-and-death-and-giants-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}