{"product_id":"9781481761505","title":"COMMON 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn America, tensions between various political factions mounted, as did citizen dissatisfaction with, and resistance to, the nation’s transition to Socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2001-2014. The government constructed three secret experimental communities (Commons): communist, fascist, and democratic. If revolution became imminent, the public would be informed of the experiment to give them hope for change and moderate their discontent until a more acceptable order was established.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty years later the most popular of the three prototypical communities would be selected to replace America’s Socialist society. Residents were chosen by lottery to live in the Commons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJune 1, 2034. Teen lovers, Juan Don and Hope Orgazmus, escape from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommon 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a crime punishable by death. They are captured and returned to Common 3. To avoid execution, they become entangled in, and their lives constantly threatened by, a maelstrom of political intrigue, murder, subterfuge, and uncertainty from which they desperately seek safe refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis story begins with the teenagers’ escape and ends with a shocking, apocalyptic foreshadowing of man’s fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan and Hope are surrounded by a large cast of characters – heroic, quirky, marginally insane, or monstrously sociopathic, all unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story is masterful and captivating. Its shadows and suspense are lightened by the humor of its burlesque, satire, and ironies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161174753520,"sku":"9781481761505","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481761505_p0.jpg?v=1763624061","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481761505","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}