{"product_id":"prelude-to-hemlock-stevend-d-vivian-9781932482362","title":"Prelude to Hemlock","description":"\"Prelude to Hemlock\" is a black comedy that follows the fortunes of the young narrator, Jeffrey Edwards. A contrarian by nature and libertine by choice, Jeff is charming, caustic, fiercely intelligent...and fiercely self-destructive. Jeff writes lyrics for his sister Kim, a gifted rock musician, and as Kim's musical star rises, the siblings become entangled in events both comic and appalling. Along the way, Jeff contends with his pill-popping mother; his breezy and scheming father; and his dope-smoking girlfriend, Tall Patty. As these characters intertwine and collide, Kim's career approaches the bright brink of success--even as she and Jeff approach the darkest brink of disaster. Jeff understands that \"what the righteous really dread is a world with no sinners\", but he and Kim cannot quite grasp the cost of truly living as they please. \"A witch's brew, part J.D. Salinger, part Nabokov, with a dose of Poe. If you ever wondered what kind of culture created Kurt Cobain--and killed him--buckle up.\" -- Phillip Gardner \"Prelude to Hemlock is a distrubing and darkly funny novel told in a pitch perfect voice.\" Olga G. Galvin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stevend D. Vivian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1932482369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932482362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitingduck Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Stevend D. Vivian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46173025763583,"sku":"9781932482362","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ac20ef6-da41-4db0-9bcb-b0c80aaca564.jpg?v=1727179765","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prelude-to-hemlock-stevend-d-vivian-9781932482362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}