{"product_id":"grafting-by-rylan-hynes-pb","title":"Grafting by Rylan Hynes PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous debut novel about second chances, forbidden love, and the courage to cultivate beauty in unforgiving soil.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Eben Turner returns to his family's apple orchard in rural Maine after his parents' death, he faces more than just the weight of inheritance--he confronts the love he left behind. A decade has passed since he and Chris Hartley, the Methodist minister's son, were torn apart in their final year of high school, their secret relationship severed by the forces of faith and small-town judgment. Now, as adults navigating the crossroads of identity and belonging, they must reckon with both their buried past and an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the Edenic beauty of New England, \u003ci\u003eGrafting\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds through dual perspectives in a lyrical narrative that mirrors the delicate art of joining two trees to create something stronger. As Eben and Chris work to understand how they came to be parted, they discover that healing requires more than forgiveness--it demands the courage to cultivate love in hostile ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite debut explores the cost of forbidden desire and the resilience required to claim one's authentic self. With prose as rooted and enduring as the heritage apple trees that anchor the story, \u003ci\u003eGrafting\u003c\/i\u003e asks whether two people can truly come home to each other after being forced apart by the very communities that shaped them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA voice-driven and unforgettable tale of queer love and rural identity, \u003ci\u003eGrafting\u003c\/i\u003e will resonate with readers who were moved by the sweeping emotion of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, the luminous prose of Ocean Vuong's \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e, and stories that find the sacred in the profane, the universal in the deeply personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Pub Salon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857403056295,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/4032\/5287\/files\/IMG-4695.jpg?v=1780921378","url":"https:\/\/indiepubsalon.com\/products\/grafting-by-rylan-hynes-pb","provider":"Indie Pub Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}