{"product_id":"9780692289488","title":"The Talisman Child: Part I of The Golden Child Trilogy","description":"Enslaved by the Khmer Rouge, Nhean Thavy survives starvation and forced labor until she joins the army disguised as a boy. But her battalion is wiped out by the Vietnamese and she escapes through a minefield to a refugee camp in Thailand. There she enacts a horrifying black magic ritual to create a \"koan kroak\"--the Talisman Child--to help her get to America. Koan guides and protects her, but he is jealous, and Thavy is driven to commit a love-crime for which she knows she cannot be forgiven, in this world or the next. Part I of The Golden Child Trilogy. Look for Part II, The Forest of Regrets.","brand":"Talisman Child, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49987680731376,"sku":"9780692289488","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692289488","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}