{"product_id":"the-butter-house-9781942387190","title":"The Butter House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListed among \"most anticipated\" or \"books of the month\" at \u003cem\u003eVol. 1 Brookyln\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLambda Literary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWrite or Die Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIndependent Book Review.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Sarah Gerard's \u003cem\u003eThe Butter House\u003c\/em\u003e follows a woman who moves from a New York apartment to a Florida bungalow with her boyfriend. As she adapts to her new surroundings, the narrator navigates contradictory landscapes of love and possession, nature and built-environment, empathy and sympathy. She undergoes the arduous task of introducing two cats to the house and each other, while also becoming a surrogate caretaker for the neighborhood's feral cat colony. She grows a garden. She interrogates what it means to care for someone or something. Laced within these tender scenes, \u003cem\u003eThe Butter House\u003c\/em\u003e chooses deliberate moments to scratch and bite with the ferocity of a territorial alley cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8131903\"\u003eSarah Gerard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Conium Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.80h x 4.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942387190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942387199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC067000\"\u003eAnimals\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Conium Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44478233936109,"sku":"9781942387190","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dd59fd83-0791-4858-a46f-31abeadf435e.jpg?v=1700711329","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-butter-house-9781942387190","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}