{"product_id":"a-choir-of-ill-children-9780553587197","title":"A Choir of Ill Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of Flannery O’Connor and Harry Crews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Choir of Ill Children\u003c\/b\u003e is the startling story of Kingdom Come, a decaying, swamp backwater that draws the lost, ill-fated, and damned.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his mother’s disappearance and his father’s suicide, Thomas has cared for his three brothers—conjoined triplets with separate bodies but one shared brain—and the town’s only industry, the Mill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause of his family’s prominence, Thomas is feared and respected by the superstitious swamp folk.  Granny witches cast hexes while Thomas’s childhood sweetheart drifts through his life like a vengeful ghost and his best friend, a reverend suffering from the power of tongues, is overcome with this curse as he tries to warn of impending menace.  All Thomas learns is that  “the carnival is coming.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTorn by responsibility a","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735333187927,"sku":"9780553587197","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-choir-of-ill-children-9780553587197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}