{"product_id":"9781943419241","title":"Gretchen Thyrd On the Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eMad Mother. Faithless Father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGretchen Thyrd, foster kid since birth, hides from the brittle memories of a relationship gone wrong—a life torched. Head down, but spirit unbroken, she rescues birds and the innocent to cope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife isn’t easy, but college and adulthood beckon—the dreamed of refuge from the bleakness of her social Siberia high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil she meets Hoom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoom—the spirit living in the wild of her favorite park in NY city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect gentleman—trapped in a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the unthinkable happens, and Gretchen must make a choice to bear the greatest burden of her life—a burden that might get her killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr drive her mad. As mad as her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursued by winter freaks and ghosts, she abandons home, family, and her beloved bird Stop to follow the mysterious man-child Paladin deep into the belly of the Earth, seeking the Fae Realms and a key that will return Hoom to his true form for good...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prospective Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040595951856,"sku":"9781943419241","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943419241_p0.jpg?v=1763786447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943419241","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}