{"product_id":"9781250328243","title":"Sacrificial Animals: A Novel - Pedersen, Kailee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eSacrificial Animals: A Novel\u003c\/u\u003e by Pedersen, Kailee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by St. Martin's Press, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up on a farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last thing Nick Morrow expected to receive was an invitation from his father to return home. When he left rural Nebraska behind, he believed he was leaving everything there, including his abusive father, Carlyle, and the farm that loomed so large in memory, forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut neither Nick nor his brother Joshua, disowned for marrying Emilia, a woman of Asian descent, can ignore such summons from their father, who hopes for a deathbed reconciliation. Predictably, Joshua and Carlyle quickly warm to each other while Nick and Emilia are left to their own devices. Nick puts the time to good use and his flirtation with Emilia quickly blooms into romance. Though not long after the affair turns intimate, Nick begins to suspect that Emilia’s interest in him may have sinister, and possibly even ancient, motivations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePunctuated by scenes from Nick’s adolescent years, when memories of a queer awakening and a shadowy presence stalking the farm altered the trajectory of his life forever, Sacrificial Animals explores the violent legacy of inherited trauma and the total collapse of a family in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press, 2024","offers":[{"title":"Sacrificial Animals: A Novel \/ Very Good","offer_id":50968227086628,"sku":"9781250328243VG","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_6ec4d5fb-8627-49c5-83b1-4282006fed8e.jpg?v=1777044439","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9781250328243","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}