{"product_id":"toplin-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"Toplin (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarry O. Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEATH IN THE FAMILY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BUT COME BACK SOON, the sign said. Obviously it was a lie. The people in the grocery store just wanted to make sure he couldn't buy the spice he needed to make the recipe he'd selected for that night (recipes must be followed exactly). Obviously they wanted him to eat out ... to meet the waitress, Marta, ... to see her horrible, unspeakable, unbearable ugliness. It was obvious to him: her maimed, twisted face was the living desire to be dead. He had to help Marta be dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His teeth are perfectly white. He can't see colors. He keeps a combination lock on his door and has twelve shelves of cookbooks. His walls bleed blood. His suits each have a number, S-1 through S-6. And life goes on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Life goes on, if you can stand it. Life goes on, for the brave and the damned. Life goes on, but come back soon ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An ambitious novel of psychological horror.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compelling-a tour-de-force of storytelling and style ... considerable artistry, marvelous pacing, and a welcome dose of macabre humor.\" - \u003ci\u003eFantasy Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the best writers of horror in this country.\" - \u003ci\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52540222505267,"sku":"9781943910182","price":41.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aGFCd09JS2o3RldnUy9XNmNrWnoyZz09.webp?v=1760871473","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/toplin-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}