{"product_id":"cardinal-sins-paperback","title":"Cardinal Sins - 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\u003eT. B. Wittkofsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the cardinals begin tapping on windows, the town learns to keep the curtains closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a quiet North Carolina mountain community shaped by loss, red birds arrive as omens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey knock. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey wait. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when a window is opened, they take something in return. A name. A memory. A piece of grief that refuses to loosen its hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the death of her husband and the death of his wife, one woman and one man become entangled in a system older than superstition and more organized than faith. The cardinals are not symbols. They are ferrymen, couriers, and agents of a strange bureaucracy that moves between life and death, offering relief at a cost no one can fully measure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome open their windows willingly. Others refuse and learn to live with the weight. Most are left wondering whether forgetting is mercy or betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the town adapts, rituals form. Windows are covered. Latches are reinforced. Stories circulate to soften the fear. But grief does not follow rules, and neither do the birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in lyrical, precise prose, \u003cem\u003eCardinal Sins\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary exploration of mourning, consent, memory, and the quiet negotiations people make to survive loss. It is a book about what we choose to carry, what we let go, and the fragile line between remembrance and release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48439096312057,"sku":"9781957893648","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VGCM5rg_Fz9781957893648.webp?v=1779620112","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cardinal-sins-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}