{"product_id":"advice-from-the-wicked-paperback","title":"Advice from the Wicked - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlen Pitre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Forrest Gump and Big Fish, this fast-moving, wildly inventive historical novel by one of Louisiana's most renowned storytellers wrestles gender, race, sex, parenthood, self-help, and redemption into an epic tall tale with a Cajun twist. In 1893, a teenage widow embraces motherhood and explores her sexuality. From a fishing village on the day a hurricane slams ashore, to the luxury, intrigue, and injustices of a bayou sugar plantation, to the infamous Storyville red-light district of New Orleans, her healing journey is continually disrupted by her all-too-precocious son. To protect his mother he'll bend any rule, break any promise, even cast hoodoo spells, driving a twisting plot peopled with jump-off-the-page characters. A decade in the writing, finalist for the Faulkner-Wisdom Prize, Advice from the Wicked offers fans of Southern Gothic and magic realism an often hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, but always unforgettable ride from a storyteller whose previous works, translated into more than 30 languages, have earned wide and wild praise: \"Knocked me out of my chair... Pitre offers an endless chain of surprises, chilling tragedy set within tender romance set within ludicrous comedy... A masterpiece.\" San Francisco Chronicle\"With the caginess of Br'er Rabbit, far-fetched but triumphant, and leaves some haunting memories.\" The New York Times \"Beautiful and exhilarating.\" Los Angeles Weekly\"Powerful sexual tension.\" Dallas Times-Herald\"Grabbed me from the get-go.\" Chicago Tribune \"First rate... Richly evocative.\" St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 426\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748372742432,"sku":"9780970138354","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e5978f8bb26cfe6f074dda799384a2c.webp?v=1779908850","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/advice-from-the-wicked-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}