{"product_id":"ghost-country-9780385333368","title":"Ghost Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour troubled people meet beneath Chicago's shadowy streets and discover a woman who changes their lives forever in this powerful, haunting novel of magic and miracles, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Truly remarkable.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rich, imaginative, [and] intensely moving.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Astonishing and affecting.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey come from different worlds and meet at a time of crisis for all of them. Luisa, a drunken diva fallen on hard times, discovers on Chicago's streets a drama greater than any she has experienced onstage. Madeleine, a homeless woman, sees the Virgin Mary's blood seeping through a concrete wall beneath a luxury hotel. Mara, a rebellious adolescent cast out by her wealthy grandfather, becomes the catalyst for a war between the haves and have-nots as she searches among society's castoffs for the mother she never knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the three women fight for their right to live and worship beneath the hotel, they find an ally in Hector Tammuz, an idealistic young psychiatrist risking his career to treat the homeless regardless of the cost. Tensions in the city are escalating when a mysterious woman appears during a violent storm. Alluring to some, repellent to others, she never speaks; the street people call her Starr. And as she slowly transforms their lives, miracles begin to happen in a city completely unprepared for the outcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this extraordinary novel, Sara Paretsky gives voice to the dispossessed, to men and women struggling to bury the ghosts of the past, fighting for their lives in a world hungry for miracles, terrified of change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Paretsky\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many novels, including her V. I. Warshawski series, which began with \u003ci\u003eIndemnity Only\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Chicago\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam Dell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872580997394,"sku":"9780385333368","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_437831bb-a242-4e21-88c3-77437faf70b3.jpg?v=1737902202","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ghost-country-9780385333368","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}