{"product_id":"anthem-4","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It begins with a Song ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Their quest becomes a rescue mission as those most in danger race to save one life—and the country’s future.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":"Default Title","offer_id":42488626118834,"sku":"9781538711521","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_2e9b7744-ed55-4469-abb8-862a63c86a29.jpg?v=1774843272","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/anthem-4","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}