{"product_id":"the-weak-spot-lucie-elven-9781593766306","title":"The Weak Spot","description":"\u003cb\u003eA woman discovers something toxic at work in the isolated village where she is apprenticing as a pharmacist, in this fable-like novel about power, surveillance, prescriptions, and cures by a captivating debut voice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a remote mountaintop somewhere in Europe, accessible only by an ancient funicular, a small pharmacy sits on a square. As if attending confession, townspeople carry their ailments and worries through its doors, in search of healing, reassurance, and a witness to their bodies and their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, a young woman arrives in the town to apprentice under its charismatic pharmacist, August Malone. She slowly begins to lose herself in her work, lulled by stories and secrets shared by customers and colleagues. But despite her best efforts to avoid thinking and feeling altogether, as her new boss rises to the position of mayor, she begins to realize that something sinister is going on around her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weak Spot\u003c\/i\u003e is a fable about our longing for cures, answers, and an audience--and the ways it will be exploited by those who silently hold power in our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucie Elven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593766300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593766306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/23\/2020","brand":"Lucie Elven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048148693247,"sku":"9781593766306","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1836a96-07c5-424c-aaa2-71938af0339b.jpg?v=1684994173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weak-spot-lucie-elven-9781593766306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}