{"product_id":"humbug-a-m-walton-9781764026017","title":"Humbug","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1956, Faye Lewis is desperate for a fresh start. Fleeing a broken marriage in Southern Illinois, she takes a job with a traveling circus-only to find herself assigned to the sideshow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the fringes of the carnival lies a quaint yet unsettling tent, where spectators pay to witness the bizarre talents and physical anomalies of the \"geek\" performers. To Faye, it is strange, fascinating... and unlike anything she has ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as she settles into this peculiar world, something begins to feel wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the bright lights and spectacle lies a darker truth-one that draws Faye into a world shaped by deception, coercion, and quiet brutality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumbug\u003c\/em\u003e is a psychological suspense novel exploring the hidden underbelly of a world often romanticized. Blending themes of illusion, grief, and moral compromise, it asks: how far will someone go to belong-and what does it cost to look away?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. M. Walton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764026012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764026017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A. M. Walton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.31d","brand":"A. M. Walton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588475859199,"sku":"9781764026017","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humbug-a-m-walton-9781764026017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}