{"product_id":"9781453213179","title":"Virginia Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Southern family is pulled apart by a teenager’s murder in this novel by an award-winning author with “a distinctive voice” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e What would you do if you knew who killed a friend of yours, but you couldn’t come forward with the truth?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHello Down There \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTowns Without Rivers \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a novel about brotherhood and betrayal, deceit and desire.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the autumn of 1975, a small town struggles with the mysterious murder of a gay teenager found dead in his parents’ bed following a high-school keg party. As Thomas Edgecombe, the editor of the town’s newspaper, diligently reports on the crime, he begins to suspect that his two sons may be involved.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Daniel, a straight-A student and a friend of the victim, seems destined for a prestigious college scholarship and a better life, while his younger brother Pete numbs his adolescence in a haze of marijuana and derelict behavior.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The brothers have grown apart over the years, keeping secrets about life and love, girls and boys. Now, they will be forced to face hard truths about each other and their changing, dangerous world. \u003ci\u003eVirginia Lovers \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful, fast-paced novel about all ages and for all ages. It is about the expectations placed on all of us by family, society, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delphinium Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155045466352,"sku":"9781453213179","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453213179_p0.jpg?v=1763848521","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453213179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}