{"product_id":"april-witch-a-novel-9780812966886","title":"April Witch: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesire lies in a hospital bed thinking  dreaming. Born severely disabled  she cannot walk or talk  but she has other capabilities. Desire is an April witch  clairvoyant and omniscient  traveling through time and space into the world denied her.  The woman who gave Desire up at birth subsequently took in three foster daughters  who know nothing of the existence of their fourth sister. Sensing that her own time is short  Desire has decided that one of the others has lived the life she herself deserved. One day  each of the three women receives a mysterious letter that forces her to examine her past and her presentsetting in motion a complex fugue of memory  regret  and confrontation that builds to a shattering climax.  April Witch created a furor upon its original publication in Sweden. Addressing themes of mother-daughter relationships  competition between women  and the failures of Swedens postwar welfare state  it is foremost a thrillingly written and fascinating story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67615965544501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0812966880","price":65.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780812966886.jpg?v=1791196514","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/april-witch-a-novel-9780812966886","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}