{"product_id":"9781475985344","title":"Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003eA little boy who lives in a castle spends his days reading, riding horses, and wandering around his family’s estate. On his fifth birthday, the boy bids his parents good-bye as they head for a party; he has no idea that he will never see them again. With his parents deceased in a strange accident, the boy attempts to carry on with the help of his servants. But on the one-year anniversary of his parents’ deaths, the little boy suddenly transforms into a beast, changing the course of the future forever.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTwo hundred years later, the Beast is still not used to his new existence; what’s more, he is haunted by bizarre dreams of a beautiful lady. As the Beast attempts to determine whether the woman is real, an elderly man stumbles upon the castle during a storm. When he innocently takes a rose from a vase to give to his daughter, the Beast becomes enraged and shows himself, setting off a chain of events that puts the man amid the Beast’s desperate quest for happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeast\u003c\/i\u003e presents a timeless fairy tale from a new perspective, telling of the beast’s relentless search for the enchanting woman he dreams of as he begins to suffer the consequences of uncovering a deadly curse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182340980976,"sku":"9781475985344","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475985344_p0.jpg?v=1763607555","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475985344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}