{"product_id":"the-angels-came-to-sodom-paul-russell-9781909954991","title":"The Angels Came to Sodom in the Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel that dares to take on some of the fiercest forces of our times--ones that use Biblical language to cast minorities as evil.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory's life is built on secrets--from his childhood playing a Crusader in the vanishing woods of Memphis, through his passionate, hidden bond with his friend Drew, to his eventual life as a prominent megachurch pastor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When his carefully constructed world begins to collapse, Rory embarks on a reckoning that takes him from the pulpit to underground queer spaces, from respectability to radical honesty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Angels Came to Sodom in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e is an audacious exploration of desire, faith, and the price of living authentically in a world that demands conformity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith echoes of Flannery O'Connor and James Baldwin, Paul Russell crafts a devastating portrait of American masculinity, religious hypocrisy, and the liberating power of embracing one's true self--no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909954993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909954991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbican Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Paul Russell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997575033087,"sku":"9781909954991","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-angels-came-to-sodom-paul-russell-9781909954991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}