{"product_id":"2940172262739","title":"The Late Bloomer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world experiences an abrupt and unthinkable cataclysm on the morning of October 29, 2018. Kevin March, high school band trombonist and wannabe writer playing hooky, is witness to its beginning. To stay alive, Kevin embarks on a journey that promises to change everything yet again. On his journey, into a digital recorder he chronicles his experiences at the end of his world. This audiobook is a transcript of that recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepicting an unspeakable apocalypse unlike any seen in fiction amp;mdash; there are no zombies, viruses or virals, no doomsday asteroid, no aliens, no environmental cataclysm, no nuclear holocaust amp;mdash; with a Holden Caulfieldesque protagonist at his world¿s end, \u003ci\u003eThe Late Bloomer\u003c\/i\u003e is both a companion piece to \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e and a Bradburyian Halloween tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Late Bloomer\u003c\/i\u003e is harrowing, grim, and poignant in the way of Cormac McCarthy¿s The Road. Told in Kevin March¿s singular and unforgettable voice, delivering a gripping narrative with an unsparing climax as moving as it is terrifying, \u003ci\u003eThe Late Bloomer\u003c\/i\u003e defies expectations of the genre and will haunt those who listen to it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123673776368,"sku":"2940172262739","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172262739_p0.jpg?v=1763756724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172262739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}