{"product_id":"the-walking-tanteek-jane-woods-9780864929105","title":"The Walking Tanteek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CNQ Editors' Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes faith insist upon the spotless soul? Can intellectual integrity and an honest search for the holy in this world survive a collision with religious mania? Is heavenly forgiveness possible this side of the River Styx? In this boisterous, witty, manically paced novel, Maggie Prentice is resolved to find out, even if it costs her everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA true original, capable of brilliant verbal contortions, Maggie Prentice won't give up. Haunted by her past, chafing under the tutelage of her born-again, cult-figure brother, coping with the double devils of alcoholism and disconnectedness, she is pursued by the Tanteek, an armchair prankster out of a Dylan song that incarnates her questions, uncertainties, and fears, and dogs her every move. In her wild, over-the-top, yet eerily familiar universe, Maggie is forced to confront life's big questions -- faith, fear, love, and death -- does life have meaning?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this daring, intelligent, whip-smart debut novel, Jane Woods has created unforgettable characters that live in what might be an alternate reality. She has also written a captivating, deeply affective story that grabs the reader and won't let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0864929102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780864929105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goose Lane Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Jane Woods","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517531042047,"sku":"9780864929105","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb166369-4cb4-42d4-9c0c-bb55c6fa65b0.jpg?v=1778732068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-walking-tanteek-jane-woods-9780864929105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}