{"product_id":"sarafina-9781968043049","title":"Sarafina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom USA Today bestselling author, and Bram Stoker nominee, Philip Fracassi, comes a historical horror novel where three brothers go AWOL during one of the most violent battles of the Civil War, but find something much worse waiting in the woods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoosing to risk execution rather than be killed in a losing war, three brothers desert their posts and begin a long, arduous journey back home. After weeks of dealing with rough terrain while evading bandits and home guard soldiers-starving, injured, and exhausted--the brothers find a miracle deep in the dark woods. A home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a remote cabin is a beautiful woman, Sarafina, and her young son, Titus. Sarafina takes the soldiers in, cares for them, feeds them, offers them a place to rest. But the youngest of the brothers is wary--something is not what it seems. After discovering a mysterious creek and a strange underground cavern, he gets a strong sense that the cabin, and the fertile land surrounding it, might be harboring something nefarious, terrifying, and dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat ensues is a nightmare beyond imagination, an escalation of horrors that the brothers must somehow fight to survive. With tensions high, the country divided, and loyalties put to the test, \u003ci\u003eSarafina\u003c\/i\u003e will take readers on an epic journey of modern horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Fracassi is the Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, Boys in the Valley, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Rule of Time Travel\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning story collections \u003ci\u003eBehold the Void, Beneath a Pale Sky, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo One Is Safe!\u003c\/i\u003e Philip's stories have been published in numerous languages and in many magazines and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eBest Horror of the Year, Nightmare Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Philip lives in Los Angeles. You can visit his website at www.pfracassi.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clash Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160422773010,"sku":"9781968043049","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a04248b-916f-4f20-9416-9abb9525db14.jpg?v=1775059912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sarafina-9781968043049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}