{"product_id":"beasts-and-creature-amanda-r-howland-9798218022556","title":"Beasts and Creature","description":"\u003cp\u003eMargot has quit noise music, painting and friends so she can smoke crack and space out with her cat Clarence in a rented room while working by day as a nursing home housekeeper. Margot just wants to be left alone, but she gets sucked into the drama of her eccentric dealers, and after witnessing a murder, is pulled into a dysfunctional relationship with a charismatic and violent woman. Margot tries to break free and make a life for herself, but as other players close in and dark secrets come to light, she must choose between the killer she's grown to love, and a life of authentic relationships and artistic fulfillment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the grimy pre-smartphone days of Bush era Cleveland, Beasts and Creature could be called a mystic crime novel or a noise romance. Underground Rust Belt artists and enigmatic criminals run with Margot into darkness, often clutching at ghosts, sometimes slipping into radiance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beset by whiny, abusive exes and dueling crack dealers, a disenfranchised but self-aware artist struggles to stay alive and achieve her dreams in this lyrical, exciting tale. Bright, gentle, crack-addicted Margot is an utterly unique and compelling heroine to root for. Howland is an original, and this book is a crooked beauty.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- Clemintine Guirado \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCover art and design by David Russell Stempowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda R. Howland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218022556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Erie Oak Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Amanda R. Howland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446737973503,"sku":"9798218022556","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6508edc0-4f5d-4f40-9e69-77c471f1c2c2.jpg?v=1777226634","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beasts-and-creature-amanda-r-howland-9798218022556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}