{"product_id":"ruins-2","title":"Ruins","description":"From critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Light Pirate comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.\n\n“Lily Brooks-Dalton's novels are rich literary feasts.\" —Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of Horse\n\nProfessor Ember Agni is a rising star in archeology, trying to balance an unfulfilling career in academia and a crumbling marriage, all while pursuing her true passion: unearthing a lost empire that no one else believes existed. Just as she’s about to give up on the ambitious expedition she spent a decade trying to fund, a message arrives from overseas. A former student claims to have found something extraordinary—an artifact that hints at the forgotten world lying beneath history’s tidy surface.\n\nWith vindication finally within reach, Ember risks everything for the sake of discovery and undertakes an odyssey that will either make her name or ruin her. Driven by unwavering faith in her vision of the past, she challenges the limits of her nation, her colleagues, and herself in order to exhume the missing pieces of how humanity began. But as she journeys deep into an untouched wilderness, in dogged pursuit of a dead civilization, she collides with the wreckage of her own life.\n\nOn the brink of either discovery or destruction, Ember must choose who she wants to be, and to what kind of world she wants to belong.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1538770520\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1538770520.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brooks-Dalton, Lily\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41721366020154,"sku":"DBV.1538770520.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1538770520-0_51cacb13-cca9-43e1-8123-cd9be36b614c.jpg?v=1791168120","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ruins-2","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}