{"product_id":"wretch-or-the-unbecoming-of-porcelain-khaw","title":"Wretch: Or, the Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom rising horror star and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a nightmarish, haunting, tech-Gothic thrill ride about sorrow, memory, and the unabashed complexity of love as a transgressive act.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The speed with which wondrous and horrifying ideas and concepts come up is as startling as the immersive and compelling body horror sprinkled throughout...a deeply compelling and thought-provoking read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his husband dies, Simeon Link finds himself overcome by grief and seeking comfort in an unusual support group called The Wretches, who offer an addictive and dangerous source of relief. They introduce Simeon to a curious figure known as Porcelain Khaw--a man with the ability to let those who are grieving have one last intimate moment with their beloved...for a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHallucinatory, fiendish, and destructively beautiful, \u003ci\u003eWretch\u003c\/i\u003e transports us to a world where not everything is as it seems, and those we love may be the ones who haunt us most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric LaRocca\u003c\/strong\u003e (he\/they) is a three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the \"Writers Shaping Horror's Next Golden Age\" and praised by \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eas \"one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.\" LaRocca's notable works include \u003ci\u003eThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything the Darkness Eats\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAt Dark, I Become Loathsome\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eric LaRocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51083007000861,"sku":"9781668070093","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781668070093.jpg?v=1774462762","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/wretch-or-the-unbecoming-of-porcelain-khaw","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}