{"product_id":"9781564782571","title":"The Houses of Children","description":"-- First paperback edition.\u003cbr\u003e-- A ghost story unfolds simultaneously across three centuries and two continents; a young cannibal details the daily life and appetites of his clan; a man slowly, and without pain or blood, loses his limbs, his tongue, and his sight. A collection culled from Coleman Dowell's entire career, The Houses of Children displays the wide range of his talent in a dense and beautifully stylistic prose.\u003cbr\u003e-- Coleman Dowell is the author of five novels including Island People and Mrs. October Was Here, and a memoir, A Star-Bright Lie, which won an Editor's Choice Lambda Literary Award.\u003cbr\u003e-- First published by Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson (1987).","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045150376176,"sku":"9781564782571","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781564782571_p0.jpg?v=1763770511","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781564782571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}