{"product_id":"a-childrens-bible-hardcover","title":"A Children's Bible - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLydia Millet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet's sublime new novel--her first since the National Book Award long-listed \u003cem\u003eSweet Lamb of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e--follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group's ringleaders--including Eve, who narrates the story--decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the scenes of devastation begin to mimic events in the dog-eared picture Bible carried around by her beloved little brother, Eve devotes herself to keeping him safe from harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Children's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is a prophetic, heartbreaking story of generational divide--and a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Lydia Millet: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A writer without limits.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Russell, author of \u003cem\u003eOrange World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSwamplandia!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lydia Millet is a stone-cold genius.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJenny Offill, author of \u003cem\u003eDept. of Speculation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWeather\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the funniest writers of American fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eChristian Lorentzen, \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unnervingly talented.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMary Pols, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A visionary sensibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Her] writing is always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Miller, \u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729877733439,"sku":"9781324005032","price":31.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0ac9ce2c5525d17b822c7b2a2aa925e7.webp?v=1765123945","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-childrens-bible-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}