{"product_id":"9780553587197","title":"A Choir of Ill Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of Flannery O’Connor and Harry Crews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Choir of Ill Children\u003c\/b\u003e is the startling story of Kingdom Come, a decaying, swamp backwater that draws the lost, ill-fated, and damned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince his mother’s disappearance and his father’s suicide, Thomas has cared for his three brothers—conjoined triplets with separate bodies but one shared brain—and the town’s only industry, the Mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause of his family’s prominence, Thomas is feared and respected by the superstitious swamp folk. Granny witches cast hexes while Thomas’s childhood sweetheart drifts through his life like a vengeful ghost and his best friend, a reverend suffering from the power of tongues, is overcome with this curse as he tries to warn of impending menace. All Thomas learns is that “the carnival is coming.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorn by responsibility and rage, Thomas must face his tormented past as well as the mysterious forces surging toward the town he loves and despises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026660671728,"sku":"9780553587197","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553587197_p0.jpg?v=1769917385","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553587197","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}