{"product_id":"heart-is-a-lonely-hunter-9780618526413","title":"Heart Is a Lonely Hunter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A remarkable book...From the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the reader.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a Georgia Mill town during the 1930s, an enigmatic John Singer, draws out the haunted confessions of an itinerant worker, a doctor, a widowed café owner, and a young girl. Each yearns for escape from small town life, but the young girl, Mick Kelly, the book's heroine (loosely based on McCullers), finds solace in her music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderfully attuned to the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition, and with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South, McCullers spins a haunting, unforgettable story that gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreated--and, through Mick, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarson McCullers (1917-1967) was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eMember of the Wedding, Reflections in a Golden Eye, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Clock Without Hands\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e, made her an overnight literary sensation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582524756242,"sku":"9780618526413","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cd8a308-31a2-428c-80a3-91317e5b4e03.jpg?v=1732021438","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-is-a-lonely-hunter-9780618526413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}