{"id":147,"date":"2018-12-11T11:06:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruthware.com\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T11:16:31","slug":"in-a-dark-dark-wood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruthware.com\/books\/in-a-dark-dark-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"In a Dark Dark Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;125deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ruthware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dk-Wood-3-OPT.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(125,183,184,0.33) 0%|rgba(135,192,191,0.06) 67%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(125,183,184,0.33)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(135,192,191,0.06)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;67%&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;39px|35px|39px|35px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#7cda24&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>IN A DARK DARK WOOD<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#e15c94&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>THE<em> SUNDAY TIMES<\/em> AND <em>NEW YORK TIMES<\/em> TOP TEN BESTSELLER<br \/>A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB CHOICE, AND A BEA BUZZ PANEL PICK<br \/>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS\u2019 DEBUT OF THE YEAR<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Crimson Text|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Nora hasn&#8217;t seen Clare for ten years. 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