{"product_id":"the-house-of-gentle-men-9780380809363","title":"The House of Gentle Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a year of war, sixteen-year-old Charlotte sets off on a mission of love in the backwoods of Louisiana, only to be violated by three soldiers in a lonely section of the forest. Charlotte's young life is destroyed, but another life is growing inside her. Years later, in peacetime, Charlotte comes to House of Gentle Men, a mysterious sanctuary where sad, damaged women are administered to by haunted men wishing to atone for their past crimes. Here, Charolotte falls in love with one of the Gentle Men, a tormented young soldier with a terrible secret of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn artistic triumph of the highest order, this debut is a transcendent tale of salvation that celebrates the strength of the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHepinstall, Kathy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kathy Hepinstall was born in Odessa, Texas, and spent a large part of her childhood two hours from the Louisiana border, where most of her relatives reside. She lives in Austin, Texas. \u003cem\u003eThe House of Gentle Men\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589759598866,"sku":"9780380809363","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9621b199-6632-47be-8747-7c00d250ad05.jpg?v=1756805256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-gentle-men-9780380809363","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}