{"product_id":"2940046526677","title":"The Birth, A Bizarro Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ahearn has created characters as impoverished as the desert shantytown they inhabit and yet, somehow, out of this loveless, hopeless landscape, has drawn up from the depth of the human spirit — fiery hope and unexpected love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs brutal as a Tarantino movie and as tender as a sure-fire chick flick, A Birth traverses loneliness that doesn't even know that this condition has a name, let alone that it could change; ugliness that permeates every corner, and the utter absence of humanity — and out of this barren land mines the human heart for inborn capacities for survival fueled by love and garnished with hope. The results are characters to care about and journey with in their oddball road trip into redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBring on the sequel!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MaryEllen O'Brien, M.A.\u003cbr\u003eAuthor, Clairvoyant Metaphysician\u003cbr\u003eEnergy Healer and Teacher\u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco, CA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luke Ahearn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072563200240,"sku":"2940046526677","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046526677_p0.jpg?v=1764002502","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046526677","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}