{"product_id":"string-follow-paperback","title":"String Follow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly comic suburban Gothic about a malevolent force that targets a group of Ohio misfits, harnessing their angst for its sinister designs. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A work of evil genius that put me in a literal trance and didn't relinquish me until the final page. I loved every insidious second.\" --Mona Awad, author of \u003ci\u003eBunny\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething strange is happening to the teens in Adena, Ohio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mysterious force is seeking inroads: vulnerabilities to exploit, friendships to hijack, untapped rage to harness toward its own ends. Who will serve it best? Claire is abrasive and aimless, embarrassed by her privilege. Weak-willed David entertains fantasies of cultish orgies, while Tyler covertly takes up residence in his basement. Greg wages war on the voices in his head, while his sister Beth quietly, furiously unravels. And at the center is the empathetic, naive Sarah. The force wants her most of all. But will she be the key to its success or its destruction? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEerie, hypnotic, and shot through with dark comedy, \u003ci\u003eString Follow\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp suburban gothic that exposes the sweating, bleeding truth of how kids become adults in twenty-first-century America. Simon Jacobs blends the startlingly original and the uncannily familiar, revealing the dark chaos that lurks beneath the surface of Midwestern suburbia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003ePalaces\u003c\/i\u003e and the short fiction collections \u003ci\u003eMasterworks \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSaturn\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Warrior Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, he now lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767434019104,"sku":"9780374603854","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8d613839ce87f24dce24c33d3de6cfc7.webp?v=1780310826","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/string-follow-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}