{"product_id":"book-hcos","title":"The Happy Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this kaleidoscopic voyage through the past, present, and future of the United States, a young girl uncovers a secret society, a middle-aged man searches for his lost first love, a group of teens invent a role-playing game, protests threaten to topple the government, and an eccentric lawyer and his young Vietnamese protégée re-open a dormant case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis atmospheric tale, at turns gothic, poetic, cerebral, and funny, ranges from rural Upstate New York to the far reaches of the Zebulon Galaxy; from the 1700s to the 4th decade of the 21st century. Includes 66 full-page b\u0026amp;w illustrations by the author, maps, an Appendix with a Timeline, and a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most intriguing, beguiling, and thought-provoking books I read this year.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Diana Spencer, author of Varro' s Guide to Being Roman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fabulous and engaging ... richly creative!\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Glenda Burgess, award-winning author of So Long As We ' re Together\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a near-future America, on the eve of revolution, a message pops up on a screen, \"Can you help me?\"­-then it, and its sender, June, disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune's disappearance prompts a visit back to the narrator's rural, Upstate New York hometown, and a reconstruction of their shared past in the early 90s, when he and his group of friends created their own roleplaying adventure in a clubhouse on a dilapidating farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was June's entry into their group that made all their game-playing real, and embroiled the teens in a great mystery, starting with the strange, serpent-headed key that flashed gold on custodian Clyde Duane's copious key ring, and spiraled outward-connecting their town's hidden past to a movement that could change everything about the way we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopulated by a fantastic cast of characters, this captivating book stands at the intersection of philosophy and adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49415121731888,"sku":"BDhcos","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hcos-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773533303","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hcos","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}