{"product_id":"anthem","title":"Anthem","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, a chilling and prophetic allegory of America as it is now and as it could be. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hawley taps into our existential anxiety--and transforms it into a hefty page turner that's equal parts horrific, catastrophic and, at times, strangely entertaining.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It begins with a Song ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a country divided by pandemic, climate change, and incendiary rhetoric, a new plague infects American teens via social media: a contagious new meme spreading chaos and fear. Desperate parents look for something, anything to stop the madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the Float Anxiety Abasement Center, in a suburb of Chicago, Simon Oliver is trying to recover from his sister's tragic passing. He breaks out to join a woman named Louise and a man called the Prophet on a quest as urgent as it is enigmatic. Who lies at the end of the road? A man known as the Wizard, whose past encounter with Louise sparked her own collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their quest becomes a rescue mission as those most in danger race to save one life--and the country's future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e is rich with unforgettably vivid characters, as fast and bright as pop cinema. Noah Hawley takes readers along for a leap into the idiosyncratic pulse of the American heart, written with the playfulness, biting wit, literary power, and foresight that have made him one of our most essential writers.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53894052086126,"sku":"9781538711521","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_15858084-05ce-45b1-bad6-79f7104a1784.jpg?v=1781142852","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/anthem","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}