{"product_id":"the-spire-william-golding-9780143138815","title":"The Spire","description":"\u003cb\u003eSuccumb to a churchman's apocalyptic vision in this prophetic tale by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, introduced by Benjamin Myers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire. His master builder fearfully advises against it, for the old cathedral was miraculously built without foundations. But Jocelin is obsessed with fashioning his prayer in stone. As his halo of hair grows wilder and his dark angel darker, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, watched over by the gargoyles - until the stone pillars shriek, the earth beneath creeps, and the spire's shadow falls like an axe on the medieval world below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Golding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143138812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143138815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.59d","brand":"William Golding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580025749759,"sku":"9780143138815","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f84162ee-5a92-4391-b702-3a70361db4ba.jpg?v=1763878281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spire-william-golding-9780143138815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}