{"product_id":"book-avvf","title":"Scowler","description":"\u003cp\u003eEqual parts haunting and horrifying, this literary horror novel gives readers insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Marvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.\"--Cory Doctorow, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father’s physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family. Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors: kindly Mr. Furrington, wise Jesus, and the bloodthirsty Scowler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49335640031536,"sku":"40avvf","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49335639998768,"sku":"BDavvf","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/199919-avvf-Square.jpg?v=1733934479","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-avvf","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}