{"product_id":"horse-boy-1","title":"Horse Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eRupert Isaacson''s \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Boy \u003c\/i\u003eis one family''s epic journey to rescue their son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRupert and Kirstin Isaacson were heartbroken when they learned that their two-year-old son Rowan was autistic. And with each passing day, Rowan''s growing isolation, his uncontrollable fits, each failed treatment, filled them with despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one day Rowan escaped and ran into a field of horses. Rupert watched in horror - but saw a miracle occur. The horses responded lovingly to Rowan - and he to them. Could Rowan''s affinity with these animals save their son from his condition?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Isaacsons left their home in Texas and travelled to the plains and mountains of Mongolia - the spiritual home of the horse - risking everything - their happiness, future and sanity - on an arduous epic horseback journey in search of a cure for Rowan . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An elegant, affecting narrative...a triumph of the human spirit'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Captivating, incredible, a magical journey, an impossible dream''\u003ci\u003eTelegraph Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It is probably only once in a critical lifetime that one will be moved almost to tears by [such] an account ... the excellence of his writing [creates an] elegant, affecting narrative ... a triumph of the human spirit''\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Magical, miraculous, uplifting''\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRupert Isaacson is British but lives with his family in Texas, USA. He is an ex-professional horse trainer and founding director of the Indigenous Land Rights Fund. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Healing Land: A Kalahari Journey\u003c\/i\u003e and his journalism and travel writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph, Esquire, National Geographic, Independent on Sunday, Conde Nast Traveller, Daily Mail and The Field.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320010285438,"sku":"NW9780141033631","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141033631.jpg?v=1778239849","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/horse-boy-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}