{"product_id":"9780547393926","title":"John the Revelator: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Murphy’s darkly gorgeous debut . . . is an Irish coming-of-age novel. It’s also a meditation on why we tell stories.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of John Devine—stuck in a small town in the otherworldly landscape of southeastern Ireland, worried over by his single, chain-smoking, Bible-quoting mother, Lily, and spied on by the “neighborly” Mrs. Nagle. When Jamey Corboy, a self-styled Rimbaudian boy wonder, arrives in town, John’s life suddenly seems full of possibility. His loneliness dissipates. He is taken up by mischief and discovery, hiding in the world beyond as Lily’s mysterious illness worsens. But Jamey and John’s nose for trouble may be their undoing, and soon John will be faced with a terrible moral dilemma.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Joining the ranks of the great novels of friendship and betrayal—\u003ci\u003eA Separate Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for Owen Meany\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJohn the Revelator\u003c\/i\u003e is “remarkable” and grapples with the pull of the world and the hold of those we love (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Murphy’s strongly written debut splits the difference between the sensitivity of \u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Artist\u003c\/i\u003e and the freakishness of \u003ci\u003eButcher Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Jaw-dropping . . . A terrific, disquieting addition to the long tradition of Irish storytelling.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120312107248,"sku":"9780547393926","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547393926_p0.jpg?v=1763716602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547393926","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}