{"product_id":"9781888451504","title":"Hidden Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Intriguing and absorbing, story-telling of the highest order.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Irvine Welsh, author of \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shiflett resists taming his characters, lets them burn in the brambles, in the heat of Mexico. They grow and they learn. We grow and we learn.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Carolyn Chute, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beans of Egypt, Maine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Place\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age story in which the irreverent voice of \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e meets the tropical mystery of \u003ci\u003eThe Beach\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in Chicago and Mexico, the story focuses on six uncomfortably real characters. On a Mexican beach, a conflict between the local Indians and hippies from the U.S. escalates into a cycle of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Shiflett\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Chicago. He is a tenured professor in fiction writing at Chicago’s Columbia College. He lives in La Grange, Illinois, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057912594672,"sku":"9781888451504","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781888451504_p0.jpg?v=1763606904","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781888451504","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}