{"product_id":"2940169666885","title":"The Night Child: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eNora Brown teaches high school English and lives a quiet life in Seattle with her husband and six-year-old daughter. But one November day, moments after dismissing her class, a girl¿s face appears above the students¿ desksamp;mdash;¿a wild numinous face with startling blue eyes, a face floating on top of shapeless drapes of purples and blues where arms and legs should have been. Terror rushes through Nora¿s bodyamp;mdash;the kind of raw terror you feel when there¿s no way out, when every cell in your body, your entire body, is on fireamp;mdash;when you think you might die.¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four hours later, while on Thanksgiving vacation, the face appears again. Shaken and unsteady, Nora meets with neurologists and eventually, a psychiatrist. As the story progresses, a terrible secret is discoveredamp;mdash;a secret that pushes Nora toward an even deeper psychological breakdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis breathtaking debut novel examines the impact of traumatic childhood experiences and the fragile line between past and present. Exquisitely nuanced and profoundly intimate, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of resilience, hope, and the capacity of the mind, body, and spirit to save itself despite all odds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161636782320,"sku":"2940169666885","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169666885_p0.jpg?v=1769898349","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169666885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}