{"title":"Amanda R. Howland","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"beasts-and-creature-paperback","title":"Beasts and Creature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargot has quit noise music, painting and friends so she can smoke crack and space out with her cat Clarence in a rented room while working by day as a nursing home housekeeper. Margot just wants to be left alone, but she gets sucked into the drama of her eccentric dealers, and after witnessing a murder, is pulled into a dysfunctional relationship with a charismatic and violent woman. Margot tries to break free and make a life for herself, but as other players close in and dark secrets come to light, she must choose between the killer she's grown to love, and a life of authentic relationships and artistic fulfillment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the grimy pre-smartphone days of Bush era Cleveland, Beasts and Creature could be called a mystic crime novel or a noise romance. Underground Rust Belt artists and enigmatic criminals run with Margot into darkness, often clutching at ghosts, sometimes slipping into radiance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beset by whiny, abusive exes and dueling crack dealers, a disenfranchised but self-aware artist struggles to stay alive and achieve her dreams in this lyrical, exciting tale. Bright, gentle, crack-addicted Margot is an utterly unique and compelling heroine to root for. Howland is an original, and this book is a crooked beauty.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- Clemintine Guirado \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCover art and design by David Russell Stempowski","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67795531890911,"sku":"9798218022556","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/70MM5o_PZw9798218022556.webp?v=1790707919"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/amanda-r-howland.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}