{"product_id":"the-kingdom-of-childhood-rebecca-coleman-9798327708884","title":"The Kingdom of Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI suppose in the beginning it was a love story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a boy and a woman: sixteen-year-old Zach Patterson, uprooted and struggling to reconcile his knowledge of his mother's extramarital affair, and Judy McFarland, a kindergarten teacher watching her family unravel before her eyes. Thrown together to organize a fundraiser for their failing private school and bonded by loneliness, they begin an affair that at first thrills, then corrupts each of them. Judy sees in Zach the elements of a young man she loved as a child, but Zach does not realize that their relationship is-for Judy-only the latest in a lifetime of disturbing secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of Library Journal's Best Books of 2011, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e was described by Publishers Weekly as \"a scalding, engaging portrait of people at two very different stages of life, caught in a trap of their own making.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coleman's debut novel is a disturbing yet enthralling read...Recommended for fans of Jodi Picoult's realistic, ethics-driven novels, as well as book clubs looking for interesting debate.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Library Journal, Starred Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Coleman writes with a flair for capturing the underbelly of the human psyche and the all-consuming nature of desire.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Bookpage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Coleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798327708884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d","brand":"Rebecca Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800894714111,"sku":"9798327708884","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kingdom-of-childhood-rebecca-coleman-9798327708884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}