{"product_id":"the-shelter-cycle-peter-rock-9781593768331","title":"The Shelter Cycle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A beautifully crafted, beautifully felt novel . . . Rock's rendering of place is, as usual, flawless. He knows terrain so well, both geographical and human, where we hide and where we can be found. The writing is fierce, smart, and moving. This is the real deal.\" --Percival Everett, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winner \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shelter Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two children, Francine and Colville, who grew up in the Church Universal and Triumphant, a religion that predicted the world could end in the late 1980s. While their parents built underground shelters to withstand the impending Soviet missile strike, Francine and Colville played in the Montana wilderness, where invisible spirits watched over them. When the prophesized apocalypse did not occur, the sect's members resurfaced and the children were forced to grow up in a world they believed might no longer exist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years later, Francine and Colville are reunited while searching for an abducted girl. Haunted by memories and inculcated beliefs, they must confront the Church's teachings. If all the things they were raised to believe were misguided, why then do they suddenly feel so true?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Rock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593768338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593768331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Peter Rock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460291145983,"sku":"9781593768331","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e3658cd-3d08-45ba-993f-ed09a68e87ee.jpg?v=1777413782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shelter-cycle-peter-rock-9781593768331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}