{"product_id":"akedah-the-binding-paperback-1","title":"Akedah: the Binding - 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\u003eConrad Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Promise, the Promise, the Promise . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA casual barstool conversation with a mystery man--perhaps a Las Vegas bigwig, perhaps a sociopath--hooks chronic loser Vern McGurren on the chance of a lifetime, requiring a road trip from Chico CA across Yosemite and Death Valley to the monumental stone outcrop of New Mexico's Shiprock. It's a chance to bridge the gap between a desperate father and suicidal son who know each other too well, but it veers into an hallucinatory replay of the Biblical Abram\/Isaac sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour voices tell the story. At the center is the father, Vernon McGurren, a middle-aged Walmart employee and chronic loser making a last, fierce grab for self-respect. His teenage son Zach, gifted and suicidal, is torn between love and loathing for his father. The gritty mother Merna, left behind in a single-wide trailer--the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century nomads' tent--faces the daily grind while grappling with dread. And the inscrutable instigator Stubblefield--perhaps a sociopath, perhaps a Las Vegas bigwig, perhaps Yahweh Himself--pulls all the strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConrad Bishop \u0026amp; Elizabeth Fuller's plays have been produced Off-Broadway, in regional theatres, and in thousands of their own performances coast to coast. Their public radio series Family Snapshots and Hitchhiking off the Map have been heard nationally. Their books include three other novels, a memoir, and two anthologies of their plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249849811193,"sku":"9780999728741","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YVNlemNua0l4R3R6eU0zck1mUEttQT09_dcd6c86c-f277-4f13-8f9a-b3a2f458400e.webp?v=1768652963","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/akedah-the-binding-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}