{"product_id":"mare-by-emily-haworth-booth-9781803512808","title":"Mare","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'For a long time I had not been that person. For a long time horses had not occurred to me at all.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a long time, she and her husband have their dog, and she almost certainly doesn't want to have a child. But then the dog dies, and she learns she can't have a child even if she wanted to, and she begins to think about horses again. When she hears about a mare who needs looking after part-time, it sounds like an ideal arrangement. Something to care for two days a week, without getting in too deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as she brushes, feeds, and rides the horse, affection grows into obsession, and she must confront what it means to love a being who did not come from her body and who does not belong to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Haworth-Booth's award-winning debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMare\u003c\/i\u003e, is a bold and beautiful exploration of contemporary (non)motherhood and the surprising ways in which desire can enthral us and set us free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496253014252,"sku":"9781803512808","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803512808-mare.jpg?v=1775796645","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mare-by-emily-haworth-booth-9781803512808","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}