{"product_id":"9781910077597","title":"The Knocker","description":"COMPULSIVE STORYTELLING\u003cbr\u003eHe didn't want to stay in this stuffy, impersonal room, all alone with strangers poking and prodding him when he didn't want to be poked and prodded. He said, 'I want to go home, to the comfort of my house.'\u003cbr\u003eA son travels home to be with his dying father. To distract the old man as death approaches, he asks him to recount a story - and thus the son learns the strange tale of the Peculiar Man and a very unusual animal.\u003cbr\u003eFour men leave their village to fight in the Great War. Those who survive the trauma of the battlefield return to a country that is not fit for heroes but is beset by poverty and class struggle.\u003cbr\u003eFrom his grand house, the Peculiar Man, driven by his upbringing and his selfish desires, hatches a despicable plan to ensure that his life will continue in the manner to which he is accustomed - even if he must destroy those who get in his way.\u003cbr\u003eBetween them stands Bracken, an animal that is so much more than he appears to be.\u003cbr\u003eThis lyrical, haunting novel evokes the beauty and horror of times past as well as the sadness of parting.","brand":"Noel Rigby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033389711600,"sku":"9781910077597","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910077597_p0.jpg?v=1763627411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910077597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}