{"product_id":"9781555975593","title":"Castle : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCastle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): J. Robert Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCastle by J. Robert Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCastle \u003c\/i\u003etells a terrific story, dire and confusing and convincing.\" —Scott Bradfield, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eEric Loesch, a private man with a shadowy past, returns to his hometown in rural New York, where he purchases a dilapidated house that he begins to renovate with steely determination. The adjacent woods on his property seem to beckon him, and he soon discovers a Gothic castle at the center of his land that he appears not to own. Loesch looks for an explanation, and the reader is drawn into a \"terrifying and psychologically complex mystery signaling an important American writer in full command of his powers.\"*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[This] slow-burning work turns into a quickly moving page turner, morphing into a brilliant, classical, psychological horror story that sticks to and gnaws at the bones. Comparisons to Jack London or Hemingway are obvious, but in Loesch, Lennon has invented his own dark-burning mythology.” —\u003ci\u003eJeff Baker, The Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lennon displays an expert ability to fracture his narrator's iron resolve with a steady series of disquieting revelations.” —\u003ci\u003eLAURA STOKES, Bookforum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It's only natural for novels to portray this chaotic moment in history, but few will tackle that task with the complexity and eeriness of [\u003ci\u003eCastle\u003c\/i\u003e] . . . [A] virtuoso performance.” —\u003ci\u003eWILLIAM J. COBB, The Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555975593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623937880270,"sku":"9781555975593","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_540d32b5-dea3-4c87-9e25-4f4fba2ac504.jpg?v=1638582541","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555975593","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}