{"product_id":"dream-house-9780060840938","title":"Dream House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The perfect haunted house story for these unnerving times.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDream House\u003c\/em\u003e, the riveting debut novel from Pushcart Prize-winning author Valerie Laken, tells the story of one troubled house--the site of a domestic drama that will forever change the lives of two families. Embracing volatile issues such as race, class, and gentrification, while seamlessly mixing genres as diverse as crime fiction, suspense, and home renovation, \u003cem\u003eDream House\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"sexy, sharp-eyed, deeply haunted,  and] wonderful book.\" (Charles Baxter, author of the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Feast of Love\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaken, Valerie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eValerie Laken teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eDream House\u003c\/em\u003e, was named of one \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e's Top Ten First Novels and \u003cem\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/em\u003e's Best Books of 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523378549010,"sku":"9780060840938","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ff58cba-17c7-48d7-973b-d3188a20c162.jpg?v=1731146153","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dream-house-9780060840938","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}