{"product_id":"scowler-book-daniel-kraus-9780385743105","title":"Scowler","description":"\u003cp\u003eEqual parts haunting and horrifying, this literary horror novel gives readers insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.--Cory Doctorow, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too?\u003cbr\u003eNineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father's physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family. Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors: kindly Mr. Furrington, wise Jesus, and the bloodthirsty Scowler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50406516130065,"sku":"CIN0385743106VG","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51421155295505,"sku":"GOR008037686","price":33.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53642615521553,"sku":"CIN0385743106G","price":28.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54115920150801,"sku":"GOR015064178","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0385743106.jpg?v=1786098044","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/scowler-book-daniel-kraus-9780385743105","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}