{"product_id":"2940170148301","title":"The Thicket","description":"\u003cb\u003eALA Reading List Award for History, Short List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eLove and vengeance at the dark dawn of the East Texas oil boom from Joe Lansdale, \"a true American original\" (Joe Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart-Shaped Box\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Parker thought he'd already seen his fair share of tragedy. His grandmother was killed in a farm accident when he was barely five years old. His parents have just succumbed to the smallpox epidemic sweeping turn-of-the-century East Texas--orphaning him and his younger sister, Lula.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen catastrophe strikes on the way to their uncle's farm, when a traveling group of bank-robbing bandits murder Jack's grandfather and kidnap his sister. With no elders left for miles, Jack must grow up fast and enlist a band of heroes the likes of which has never been seen if his sister stands any chance at survival. But the best he can come up with is a charismatic, bounty-hunting dwarf named Shorty, a grave-digging son of an ex-slave named Eustace, and a street-smart woman-for-hire named Jimmie Sue who's come into some very intimate knowledge about the bandits (and a few members of Jack's extended family to boot). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the throes of being civilized, East Texas is still a wild, feral place. Oil wells spurt liquid money from the ground. But as Jack's about to find out, blood and redemption rule supreme. In \u003ci\u003eThe Thicket\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning novelist Joe R. Lansdale lets loose like never before, in a rip-roaring adventure equal parts \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStand by Me--\u003c\/i\u003ethe perfect introduction to an acclaimed writer whose work has been called \"as funny and frightening as anything that could have been dreamed up by the Brothers Grimm--or Mark Twain\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104918880496,"sku":"2940170148301","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170148301_p0.jpg?v=1763703174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170148301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}