{"product_id":"a-choir-of-ill-children-a-choir-of-ill-children-a-novel-9780553587197","title":"A Choir of Ill Children: A Choir of Ill Children: A Novel","description":"This lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of Flannery O'Connor and Harry Crews. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTorn by responsibility and rage, Thomas must face his tormented past as well as the mysterious forces surging toward the town he loves and despises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Piccirilli is the author of twenty novels including \u003cb\u003eThe Cold Spot, The Midnight Road, The Dead Letters, Headstone City, November Mourns, and A Choir of Ill Children\u003c\/b\u003e. He's a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award and has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and Le Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam Dell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175038714130,"sku":"9780553587197","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fda2ac4-e2fc-47c2-982d-4df885bc11ae.jpg?v=1744282514","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-choir-of-ill-children-a-choir-of-ill-children-a-novel-9780553587197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}