{"product_id":"the-darling-9780060957353","title":"The Darling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book - National Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Russell Banks's work presents without falsehood and with tough affection the uncompromising moral voice of our time. You find the craziness of false dreams, the political inequalities, and somehow the sliver of redemption.\"--Michael Ondaatje\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, \u003cem\u003eThe Darling, \u003c\/em\u003e from acclaimed author Russell Banks, is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah flees America for West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends of the notorious warlord and ex-president, Charles Taylor. Hannah's encounter with Taylor ultimately triggers a series of events whose momentum catches Hannah's family in its grip and forces her to make a heartrending choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBanks, Russell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRussell Banks, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, is one of America's most prestigious fiction writers, a past president of the International Parliament of Writers, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into twenty languages and has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Common Wealth Award for Literature. He lives in upstate New York and Miami, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502953959698,"sku":"9780060957353","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d15c1de-2230-4439-99ff-e297abd681c6.jpg?v=1730779246","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-darling-9780060957353","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}