{"product_id":"brother-cobweb-paperback","title":"Brother Cobweb - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred Eaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTodd M. Coe\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Calvin Elkan has ever wanted to do is escape his mother and her Pentecostal church, the Lighthouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalvin is eternally at odds with the brutal abuses and ignorance of his upbringing in a right-wing evangelical sect in Ohio. Under the guidance of his great-grandfather, he turns to art and music to escape his mother's blows and the grip of the Lighthouse. He spins the dark world around him into a satirical comic called \u003cem\u003eThe Brother Cobweb Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e. After high school, Calvin moves out and enrolls in art school, finally free of his oppressive childhood home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after a brush with death, Calvin realizes escape isn't enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his artwork and a newfound sense of spirituality, Calvin works through the emotional trauma and distances himself from his past only to uncover yet another ugly secret from the Lighthouse--a secret that makes him question everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrother Cobweb\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age saga with a misfit, paradoxical artist at its center. Alfred Eaker's debut novel seeks to change perspectives through innovative language, dark humor, and marginalized subculture. A surreal and provocative odyssey, it is sure to strike a nerve as it exposes the abuses and hypocrisy of an all-too-familiar Midwestern evangelical church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710707470399,"sku":"9781941799741","price":24.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7bacc195bf02134a8b10b142301931c4.webp?v=1765055893","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/brother-cobweb-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}