{"product_id":"book-gc2h","title":"Pharoni","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the body of Harry Injurides - playwright, provocateur and bodybuilder - washes up on a beach, his friends are shocked, but not altogether surprised. But when they meet to mourn Harry, he shows up and says he's been resurrected. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePharoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of those friends. Tommy Pharoni tries to overcome his shock by writing about his friend's resurrection, and accidentally starts a religion. Roy Sudden starts a tech empire based on digital empathy and digital pain, drawing in billionaire investors, femme-fatale programmers, and tsunamis of capital. And, Roy's on-again, off-again girlfriend Maud works in secret to bring radical justice to the most neglected and abused corners of society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Tommy's religion grows, Roy and his backers try to take control of it. The battle, about more than doctrine, engulfs Tommy's marriage and threatens his life, leading to a conflict with strangely humane results that no one could predict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompletely fresh and utterly surprising, Pharoni is an off-the-wall novel that will keep you scratching your head until the last unpredictable scene. - INDIES TODAY (5\/5 STARS)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with fascinating ideas… technology transmitting pain… that a modern-day religion would be subsumed into corporate \"wellness\" … he writes about them with zest. - INDIE READER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mercurial story that takes many satisfyingly surprising twists and turns… religious, social, psychological, and criminal processes come to life… intrigue and wry humor… a strange journey, indeed. - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePharoni, with its philosophical and social commentary, shows the face of the world that we often ignore… captures readerly attention until the very end - INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49415364870448,"sku":"BDgc2h","price":14.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gc2h-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773480718","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gc2h","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}