{"product_id":"life-and-death-and-giants-by-ron-rindo","title":"Life, and Death, and Giants By Ron Rindo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePublished: \u003cstrong\u003e23\/07\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Fiction - Book Club - Audiobook - Magical Realism - Literary Fiction - Contemporary - Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A rare novel . . . Just read it. Lose yourself in it. Be changed by it’ – JENNIE GODFREY, bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A stunning novel’ –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable child transforms a small rural community – and, soon, the world . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary, timeless story of buried secrets and everyday miracles, for fans of Elizabeth Strout,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheo of Golden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. The events are startling, sad, amusing, invigorating and informative. Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. Highly recommended’ – JANE SMILEY, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders LOVE\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLife, and Death, and Giants:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Oh, this book absolutely broke my heart into little pieces and stomped on it’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Best book I have read this year! Buy this, read this, pass the book on to someone else. It is that good!’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The end is mind-blowing’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Just so much heart . . . I honestly didn’t expect it to move me the way it did. Such a touching, powerful read’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A heartwarming, wondrous read . . . Be prepared to weep many tears’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9781035084579\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e384\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e130\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53634890531129,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/715VMrTrD0L._SL1500.jpg?v=1782467232","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/life-and-death-and-giants-by-ron-rindo","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}