{"product_id":"9781932482362","title":"Prelude to Hemlock","description":"\"Prelude to Hemlock\" is a black comedy that follows the fortunes of the young narrator, Jeffrey Edwards. A contrarian by nature and libertine by choice, Jeff is charming, caustic, fiercely intelligent...and fiercely self-destructive. Jeff writes lyrics for his sister Kim, a gifted rock musician, and as Kim's musical star rises, the siblings become entangled in events both comic and appalling. Along the way, Jeff contends with his pill-popping mother; his breezy and scheming father; and his dope-smoking girlfriend, Tall Patty. As these characters intertwine and collide, Kim's career approaches the bright brink of success--even as she and Jeff approach the darkest brink of disaster. Jeff understands that \"what the righteous really dread is a world with no sinners\", but he and Kim cannot quite grasp the cost of truly living as they please.\u003cp\u003e\"A witch's brew, part J.D. Salinger, part Nabokov, with a dose of Poe. If you ever wondered what kind of culture created Kurt Cobain--and killed him--buckle up.\" -- Phillip Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Prelude to Hemlock is a distrubing and darkly funny novel told in a pitch perfect voice.\" Olga G. Galvin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bitingduck Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044064968944,"sku":"9781932482362","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932482362_p0.jpg?v=1763639378","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932482362","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}