{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-glass-paperback-1","title":"The Girl in the Glass - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Depression has bound a nation in despair -- and only a privileged few have risen above it: the exorbitantly wealthy ... and the hucksters who feed upon them. Diego, a seventeen-year-old illegal Mexican immigrant, owes his salvation to master grifter Thomas Schell. Together with Schell's gruff and powerful partner, they sail comfortably through hard times, scamming New York's grieving rich with elaborate, ingeniously staged séances -- until an impossible occurrence changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \"communing with spirits,\" Schell sees an image of a young girl in a pane of glass, silently entreating the con man for help. Though well aware that his otherworldly \"powers\" are a sham, Schell inexplicably offers his services to help find the lost child -- drawing Diego along with him into a tangled maze of deadly secrets and terrible experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a hypnotically compelling mystery and a stunningly evocative portrait of Depression-era New York, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl in the Glass\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterly literary adventure from a writer of exemplary vision and skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nebula Awards (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454872895666,"sku":"9780060936198","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cda18ff05df79bdbee42e64d6d505b96_880f65ed-5be8-4dcf-9202-523f5b2b0495.webp?v=1778861936","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-girl-in-the-glass-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}