{"product_id":"9781604943702","title":"Bent","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ordinary man living in a perfectly regulated society becomes discomfited by unbidden thoughts that question the status quo. Two Lebanese teenagers begin to drift apart as a civil war grows more violent. A retired Florida couple discovers that not all is well beneath the surface of their idyllic boating community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBent\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-rate collection of riveting tales where intrigue, karma, and luck play out against a backdrop of geopolitical machinations careening out of control. Set in locales all over the globe, the stories explore a world in which greed, love, lust, and redemption are all intertwined. Taboos are broken, promises made and disregarded at will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile an edict from Lyons's dystopian government in \"Future Speak\" states that there are \"no questions, only answers,\" the stories in Bent serve to illuminate a simple truth: There are no answers, only questions. And those questions beget only more questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Lyons is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eOink\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTune\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East, and has taken many overland trips to Asia, Africa, and South America. He produced the noted documentary \u003ci\u003eSecret Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050730668272,"sku":"9781604943702","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781604943702_p0.jpg?v=1763828873","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781604943702","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}