{"product_id":"the-resurrectionist-matthew-guinn-9780393348811","title":"The Resurrectionist","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt South Carolina Medical College, Dr. Jacob Thacker is on probation for Xanax abuse. His interim career--working university public relations--takes an unnerving detour into the past when the bones of African American slaves are unearthed on campus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a parallel narrative set in the nineteenth century, Nemo (\"no man\"), a university slave purchased for his unusual knife skills, becomes an unacknowledged member of the surgical faculty by day--and by night, a \"resurrectionist,\" responsible for procuring bodies for medical study. An unforgettable character, by turns apparently insouciant, tormented, and brilliant, Nemo will seize his self-respect in ways no reader can anticipate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith exceptional storytelling pacing and skill, Matthew Guinn weaves together past and present to relate a Southern Gothic tale of shocking crimes and exquisite revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2014 Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Guinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393348814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393348811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.73h x 4.93w x 0.57d","brand":"Matthew Guinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070726861055,"sku":"9780393348811","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24fda7f8-8af6-412b-bc83-a9461c077c06.jpg?v=1685432010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-resurrectionist-matthew-guinn-9780393348811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}