{"product_id":"heartsnatcher-boris-vian-9781564782991","title":"Heartsnatcher","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in a bizarre and slightly sinister town where the elderly are auctioned off at an Old Folks Fair, the townspeople assail the priest in hopes of making it rain, and the official town scapegoat bears the shame of the citizens by fishing junk out of the river with his teeth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartsnatcher\u003c\/i\u003e is both Boris Vian's most playful and most serious work. The main character is Clementine, a mother who punishes her husband for causing her the excruciating pain of giving birth to three babies. As they age, she becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting them, going so far as to build an invisible wall around their property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Boris Vian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1564782999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564782991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.54w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2003 pg. 1200\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2003 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2003 pg. 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 146","brand":"Boris Vian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047508930815,"sku":"9781564782991","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85eda944-0f0f-45e8-881c-ae093743cafc.jpg?v=1684990619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heartsnatcher-boris-vian-9781564782991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}