{"id":1789,"date":"2026-02-26T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/?page_id=1789"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:00:32","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a7b64b27f3a8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a7b64b27f3a8\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3d-book-840x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3d-book-840x1024.png 840w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3d-book-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3d-book-768x936.png 768w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/iUniverse\/870370\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3d-book.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Katherine Bell learns that critically endangered animals from Africa, India, and the Middle East, are being raised on modern-day Texas ranches, the widow decides to sell her home in Alpine and purchase a house on thirty-two acres overlooking hills and valleys above the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country of Texas. 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