{"product_id":"2940170842612","title":"The Vine That Ate the South","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the energy, wit, and singularity of vision that have earned him a reputation as a celebrated and charismatic musician, \u003ci\u003eThe Vine That Ate the South\u003c\/i\u003e announces J.D. Wilkes as an accomplished storyteller on a surreal, Homeric voyage that strikes at the very heart of American mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a forgotten corner of western Kentucky lies a haunted forest referred to locally as \"The Deadening\", where vampire cults roam wild and time is immaterial. Our protagonist and his accomplice amp;mdash; the one and only Carver Canute amp;mdash; set out down the Old Spur Line in search of the legendary Kudzu House, where an old couple is purported to have been swallowed whole by a hungry vine. Their quest leads them face to face with albino panthers, Great Dane-riding girls, protective property owners, and just about every American folk-demon ever, while forcing the protagonist to finally take stock of his relationship with his father and the man's mysterious disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vine That Ate the South\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing fantasia where Wilkes ambitiously grapples with the contradictions of the contemporary American South while subversively considering how well we know our own family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100721037552,"sku":"2940170842612","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170842612_p0.jpg?v=1763719326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170842612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}