{"product_id":"a-midnight-clear-9781557042576","title":"A Midnight Clear","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation. That is, until the Germans begin revealing their whereabouts and leaving signs of their presence: a scarecrow, equipment the squad had dropped on a retreat from a reconnaissance mission and, strangest of all, a small fir tree hung with fruit, candles, and cardboard stars. Suddenly, Knott and the others must unravel these mysteries, learning as they do about themselves, about one another, and about the \"enemy,\" until \u003cem\u003eA Midnight Clear\u003c\/em\u003e reaches its unexpected climax, one of the most shattering in the literature of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWharton, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA self-described painter who writes, William Wharton is the pen name for the author of two memoirs--\u003cem\u003eHouseboat on the Seine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEver After\u003c\/em\u003e--as well as eight novels--\u003cem\u003eBirdy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Midnight Clear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScumbler\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePride\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTidings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFranky Furbo\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLast Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e. His works have been acclaimed worldwide and have been translated into over fifteen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420094894354,"sku":"9781557042576","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca428341-7051-4375-9b70-c9873b41d39b.jpg?v=1729489662","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-midnight-clear-9781557042576","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}