{"product_id":"we-come-here-to-starve-paige-parker-9798218844615","title":"We Come Here to Starve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Midnight Café, everyone is starving for something.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animals who find this place have nowhere else to go. They cannot find their place in society, in their relationships, or even before God. This decrepit café has become a refuge. A place to hide from a world that has no place for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fly, the café's quiet owner, serves every animal that wanders into his café. He listens as they each search for belonging, only to arrive at the same painful realization: survival and true belonging cannot coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCome, sit. The Fly has been waiting for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe Come Here to Starve is a hand-illustrated philosophical graphic novel about the tension between survival and belonging. A beautiful yet haunting allegory about the collapse of sanctuary, the moral compromises survival demands, and the dangerous hunger to be loved without having to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE READ: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores themes of \u003cstrong\u003eself-destruction, trauma, and faith\u003c\/strong\u003e. It includes discussions of \u003cstrong\u003esuicide, abuse, and strong language\u003c\/strong\u003e. If those subjects may be triggering or upsetting for you, please reconsider whether this book is the right fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like to read Paige Parker's work but prefer gentler themes, consider her hand-illustrated book Observations on the Human Condition. A poetic, thought-provoking read that many find beautiful without being intense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paige Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218844615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paige Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Paige Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580176056575,"sku":"9798218844615","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cddaac6-c763-4a80-bf0f-c8d21416f83c.jpg?v=1763879273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-come-here-to-starve-paige-parker-9798218844615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}