{"product_id":"death-of-the-black-haired-girl-9780544227798","title":"Death of the Black-Haired Girl","description":"A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fast-paced [and] riveting . . . Stone is one of our transcendently great American novelists.\" -- Madison Smartt Bell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt an elite college in a once-decaying New England city, Steven Brookman has come to a decision. A brilliant but careless professor, he has determined that for the sake of his marriage, and his soul, he must end his relationship with Maud Stack, his electrifying student, whose papers are always late yet always incandescent. But Maud is a young woman whose passions are not easily curtailed, and their union will quickly yield tragic and far-reaching consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath of the Black-Haired Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is an irresistible tale of infidelity, accountability, the allure of youth, the promise of absolution, and the notion that madness is everywhere, in plain sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once unsparing and generous in its vision of humanity, by turns propulsive and poetic, Death of the Black-Haired Girl is wise, brave, and beautifully just.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unsettling and tightly wrought--and a worthy cautionary tale about capital-C consequences.\" -- \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A taut, forceful, lacerating novel, full of beautifully crafted language.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROBERT STONE is the author of seven previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eDog Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, a winner of the National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eA Hall of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBay of Souls, \u003c\/i\u003eand the modern classics \u003ci\u003eOuterbridge Reach\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDamascus Gate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325189263634,"sku":"9780544227798","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57c17a24-1609-4738-acbb-dec4ec71e964.jpg?v=1727682755","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-the-black-haired-girl-9780544227798","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}