{"product_id":"2940169263732","title":"The Boy Who Could See Demons: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Carolyn Jess-Cooke has written a brilliant novel of suspense that delves into the recesses of the human mind and soul-perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Lisa Unger. \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Could See Demons\u003c\/i\u003e follows a child psychologist who comes up against a career-defining case-one that threatens to unravel her own painful past and jeopardizes the life of a boy who can see the impossible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Anya Molokova, a child psychiatrist, is called in to work at MacNeice House, an adolescent mental health treatment center. There she is told to observe and assess Alex Connolly, a keenly intelligent, sensitive ten-year-old coping with his mother's latest suicide attempt. Alex is in need of serious counseling: He has been harming himself and others, often during blackouts. At the root of his destructive behavior, Alex claims, is his imaginary \"friend\" Ruen, a cunning demon who urges Alex to bend to his often violent will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Anya has seen this kind of behavior before-with her own daughter, Poppy, who suffered from early-onset schizophrenia. Determined to help Alex out of his darkness, Anya begins to treat the child. But soon strange and alarming coincidences compel Anya to wonder: Is Alex's condition a cruel trick of the mind? Or is Ruen not so make-believe after all? The reality, it turns out, is more terrifying than anything she has ever encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich and deeply moving page-turner, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Could See Demons\u003c\/i\u003e sets out to challenge the imagination and capture the way life takes unexpected turns. In the best storytelling tradition, it leaves the reader changed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161997558000,"sku":"2940169263732","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169263732_p0.jpg?v=1763677527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169263732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}