{"product_id":"the-followers-9781609454012","title":"The Followers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A profoundly unsettling, brilliantly executed, and deeply humane depiction of a slow slide toward an unspeakable act . . . A remarkable novel\" (Emily St. John Mandel, author of \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudith has been visiting her mother, Stephanie, in prison once a month for the last eight years. She still can't bring herself to talk with her mother about what brought them here--or about Nathaniel, the man whose religious cult almost cost them their lives.\u003cbr\u003eWhen Stephanie first meets him, she is a struggling single mother and Nathaniel is a charismatic outsider, unlike anyone she's ever known. In deciding to join the group he's founded, Stephanie thinks she's doing the best thing for her daughter: a new home, a new purpose. Judith and Stephanie are initiated into a secret society whose \"followers\" must obey the will of a zealous prophet. As Stephanie immerses herself in her new life, Judith slowly realizes the moral implications of the strict lifestyle Nathaniel preaches. Tensions deepen, faith and doubt collide, and a horrifying act of violence changes everything. In the shattering aftermath, it seems that no one is safe.\u003cbr\u003eWith \"propulsive plotting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThe Followers\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about love, hope, and identity that asks: are we still responsible for our actions if we remake ourselves in someone else's image? And can there be a way back? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With skillful judgment, Wait shows us that not everyone can be trained or scared into submission. The tenderness and the transformative nature of the ending are truly moving.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brooding tension . . . building to a page-turning finish.\"--\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Wait\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe View on the Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e. She studied English at Oxford University, where she specialized in Old English Poetry. She lives and teaches in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856003404050,"sku":"9781609454012","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60457d41-90be-4cdc-9aba-b580f0eaebfb.jpg?v=1737492097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-followers-9781609454012","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}