{"product_id":"9781415940778","title":"The Pesthouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce the safest, most prosperous place on earth, the United States is now a barren, lawless, scantly populated wasteland. Across the country, families have packed up their belongings to travel eastward toward the one hope left: passage on a ship to Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin Lopez is only days away from the ocean when an injury forces him to stop. He comes upon an isolated hovel, where he finds Margaret, a woman suffering from a deadly infection and confined to The Pesthouse to sweat out her fever. The two join forces, and make their way through the stark ruins of old America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling novel that imagines an America devastated by disease and famine, where the only hope for survival lies in passage overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books on Tape, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47095030612208,"sku":"9781415940778","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781415940778_p0.jpg?v=1763726170","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781415940778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}