{"product_id":"a-childrens-bible-a-novel-1","title":"A Children's Bible: A Novel","description":"Used Hardcover in Good condition. Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet’s sublime new novel—her first since the National Book Award long-listed \u003ci\u003eSweet Lamb of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e—follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. \u003cp\u003eContemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group’s ringleaders—including Eve, who narrates the story—decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the scenes of devastation begin to mimic events in the dog-eared picture Bible carried around by her beloved little brother, Eve devotes herself to keeping him safe from harm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Children’s Bible\u003c\/i\u003e is a prophetic, heartbreaking story of generational divide—and a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Millet, Lydia","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":53874761990427,"sku":"mon0000799733","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/10734713482659.jpg?v=1788509714","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/a-childrens-bible-a-novel-1","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}