{"product_id":"the-little-friend","title":"The Little Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hugely anticipated new novel by the author of The Secret Historya best-seller nationwide and around the world  and one of the most astonishing debuts in recent timesThe Little Friend is even more transfixing and resonant.  In a small Mississippi town  Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes grows up in the shadow of her brother  whowhen she was only a babywas found hanging dead from a black-tupelo tree in their yard. His killer was never identified  nor has his family  in the years since  recovered from the tragedy.  For Harriet  who has grown up largely unsupervised  in a world of her own imagination  her brother is a link to a glorious past she has only heard stories about or glimpsed in photograph albums. Fiercely determined  precocious far beyond her twelve years  and steeped in the adventurous literature of Stevenson  Kipling  and Conan Doyle  she resolves  one summer  to solve the murder and exact her revenge. Harriets sole ally in this quest  her friend Hely  is devoted to her  but what they soon encounter has nothing to do with childs play: it is dark  adult  and all too menacing.  A revelation of familial longing and sorrow  The Little Friend explores crime and punishment  as well as the hidden complications and consequences that hinder the pursuit of truth and justice. A novel of breathtaking ambition and power  it is rich in moral paradox  insights into human frailty  and storytelling brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953457262645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679439382","price":27.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780679439387.jpg?v=1770234886","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-little-friend","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}