{"product_id":"island-people-9781564780935","title":"Island People","description":"In this complex novel, a gay man who has fled the violence of the city for an island retreat spends his time keeping a journal and writing stories. He invents a female alter-ego who haunts him, as does the ghost of the murderer who occupied his house in the 19th century; ultimately these hauntings are manifestations of his own psychic disintegration. Considered by many to be Dowell's finest achievement, Island People conveys the fragmentation that results from prolonged isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kentucky in 1925, Robert Coleman Dowell is one of the great post-war US writers. He is the author of five novels including \"One of the Children is Crying,\" \"Island People, \" and \"Mrs October Was Here.\"?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356619870482,"sku":"9781564780935","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de6ad1f7-9419-407b-98b2-30ac86908b99.jpg?v=1728311700","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/island-people-9781564780935","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}