{"product_id":"violent-bear-it-away","title":"Violent Bear It Away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlannery O'Connor's second and final novel, a dark and absorbing southern Gothic conflict between the sacred and the profane.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Violent Bear It Away \u003c\/i\u003ewas described on its publication as 'one of the most original and strange books of its decade' by the \u003ci\u003eSpectator. \u003c\/i\u003eIt displays her astonishing gifts for satire with compassion and for pathos with humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt tells the story of Francis Marion Tarwater, an orphan who lives 'backcountry' with his great uncle in Powderhead, Tennessee. Before the old man dies, he prophesies Tarwater's fate: 'the Lord will call him to be a prophet'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in her other work, Flannery O'Connor unfolds a compelling tale of obsession and religious conflict in the Deep South.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252215894360,"sku":"9780571116133","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571116133_94237d27-816f-4df2-b61a-d3fe19b9c914.jpg?v=1778506270","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/violent-bear-it-away","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}