{"product_id":"9781609454012","title":"The Followers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Followers\u003c\/i\u003e is a compassionate and suspenseful story of the dissolution of a family. Judith has been visiting her mother, Stephanie, in prison once a month for the last eight years. She still can't bring herself to talk with her mother about what brought them here—or about Nathaniel, the man whose religious cult almost cost them their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Stephanie first meets him, she is a struggling single mother and\u003cbr\u003e Nathaniel is a charismatic outsider, unlike anyone she's ever known. In deciding to join the small religious cult he has founded, Stephanie thinks she is doing the best thing for her daughter: a new home, a new purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith and Stephanie are initiated into a secret society whose \"followers\" must obey the will of a zealous prophet. As Stephanie immerses herself in her new life, Judith slowly realizes the moral implications of the strict lifestyle Nathaniel preaches. Tensions deepen, faith and doubt collide, and a horrifying act of violence changes everything. In the shattering aftermath, it seems that no one is safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful, gripping, and impossible to forget, \u003ci\u003eThe Followers\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about love, hope, and identity that asks timely questions: Are we still responsible for our actions if we remake ourselves in someone else's image? And can there be a way back?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pgw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052860686576,"sku":"9781609454012","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609454012_p0.jpg?v=1763837447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609454012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}