{"product_id":"9781499702125","title":"No Rest in His Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e...gritty yet sentimental...a more mellow, moralistic, less pulse-racing \u003ci\u003eGone Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Rest in His Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, by S. A. Nicola, is a gritty yet sentimental story of a marriage and how it is affected by tremors of faith and mind. ...\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eWhile the book’s more extreme situations...are realistically portrayed, the realism is at its peak in the more day-to-day drama of sky-high credit card bills and difficulty conceiving a child—and especially the suburban isolation that resonates on every page. ...\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Rest in His Bones\u003c\/i\u003e is a cautionary tale—a more mellow, moralistic, less pulse-racing \u003ci\u003eGone Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e- \u003ci\u003eForeWord Clarion Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicola does skillfully build suspense... chilling and well-observed. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eA guilt-haunted man examines what he sees as his role in a terrible crime committed by his wife. ...\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eNicola does skillfully build suspense...taking readers through Liz’s crazy logic step by step and showing just how an otherwise sane woman could make her choices. Liz’s self-righteousness is chilling and well-observed. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e *** *** ***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eMichael Saunder's marriage to Liz was based on an obsessive need for atonement. By giving his wife the perfect life, no matter the financial or personal sacrifice, Michael believed he could make up for a grisly mistake in his past. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eHis stubborn refusal to give his guilt, his worry, and his mistakes to God and humbly accept His grace has turned a forgivable error into something much larger. After years of trying to fix things on his own, Michael is faced with unexpected consequences.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eLiz is now in prison, branded a sociopath by national media.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eTold in alternating first person points of view, \u003ci\u003eNo Rest in His Bones\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the events leading to the arrest of Liz, and Michael's humbling quest for spiritual redemption.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e \u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e *** *** ***\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003eOriginally from Iowa, S. A. Nicola now lives with her husband and children in the sprawling suburbs of Chicago. Previous novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Skeletons\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhobic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont face=\"helvetica\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48530415452401,"sku":"9781499702125","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781499702125_p0.jpg?v=1786304887","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781499702125","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}