{"product_id":"book-1n4e","title":"The Weight of an Empty Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the flawless, sterile city of Halcyra, love comes with an expiration date. And a broken heart is a deadly contagion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenevieve Grace is the perfect instrument of the state. As a Licensed Mourning Mediator for the Ministry of Concordance, she has undergone a radical, irreversible neurological procedure to eradicate her capacity for empathy. Her job is simple: when a citizen's assigned partner dies, Genevieve administers the chemical neutralizer that wipes away their grief, preserving the society's cold, calculating equilibrium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has never failed. She has never felt. Until Tobias Stewart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTobias is a quiet archivist who has committed the ultimate treason: he has refused to stop loving his deceased wife. He won't take the cure. He won't sign the dissolution contract. He would rather face the terrifying violence of a complete neurological wipe than surrender his memories of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasked with breaking him, Genevieve instead finds her impenetrable conditioning cracking. Tobias's profound, enduring sorrow isn't the chaotic madness the Ministry warned her about-it is an anchor. And as Genevieve listens to the ghost of a love story she was sent to destroy, an impossible, forbidden ache begins to bloom in her own empty chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of an Empty Room\u003c\/i\u003e is the breathtaking second volume in John Newbill's \u003cb\u003eThe Ministry of Ruined Vows\u003c\/b\u003e. It is a haunting exploration of dystopian control, psychological rebellion, and the beautiful, agonizing truth that some love simply refuses to die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66723570254128,"sku":"BD1n4e","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1n4e-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777946993","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1n4e","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}