{"product_id":"the-passion-of-saint-jablonski-9798999042262","title":"The Passion of Saint-Jablonski","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Mondry's brilliant, knowing, and wildly funny first novel \u003cem\u003eThe Passion of Saint-Jablonski\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for and about America-not the country we want, or pretend to have, but the one we've got: mad, poor, rich, hustling, suffering, and trying for it all with a mix of hope and desperation. Mondry is the real deal-like Russell Banks meets Carl Hiaasen. Think of the tender, comic songbook of John Prine, the dreary kindness of the New England soul, and that one friend who kept threatening a move to Florida. A great novel by a great writer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Dan Bevacqua, author of \u003cem\u003eMolly Bit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when the American Dream collides with the internet age and explodes into chaos?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStosh Saint-Jablonski, a washed-up golf prodigy, is stuck in a crumbling Florida condo complex that looks like a failed Disney World attraction. When the power-mad condo president vanishes with the community's money, Stosh is thrust into leadership-managing conspiracy theorists, wellness grifters, and internet prophets who make his old golf buddies look like Nobel laureates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs summer heat turns brutal, so does the madness: crypto schemes masquerade as enlightenment, parking lot holy wars erupt, and a dating algorithm might be government spyware. Armed with nothing but a nine-iron and his emotional support boar Gator, Stosh must hold his fractured community together before his own sanity becomes the next casualty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart \u003cem\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, this merciless satire skewers our extremely online culture with dark wit.\u003c\/strong\u003e One man's desperate attempt to maintain order becomes every modern person's battle to stay grounded in an unhinged world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you've ever scrolled until reality bent, this book will feel too real and too funny to put down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMondry, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrew Mondry was born and raised in Western Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife and two daughters. His short fiction has appeared in Jerry, The Nude Bruce Review, and Weird Lit Magazine. You can find him on Instagram at @monjgoblin and on Substack at Comradedad.substack.com. This is his first novel.Instagram: @monjgoblinSubstack: Comradedad.substack.com","brand":"Silent Clamor Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676278882578,"sku":"9798999042262","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8aa4195-48d4-4e8d-b03a-0ff60489cae8.jpg?v=1761051931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-passion-of-saint-jablonski-9798999042262","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}