{"product_id":"venom-paperback","title":"Venom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of one village, nestled in the Thai jungle, that has fallen under the spell of a mysterious religious leader-and the story of a family's defiance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the village of Praeknamdang, a ten-year-old boy has big dreams of becoming a renowned shadow puppeteer. He and his parents, however, are the objects of a powerful man's rancor as they alone dare to doubt his claim of being the local goddess's medium. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne summer day, while out in the fields grazing his beloved oxen and putting on a show for his friends, the boy finds himself locked in a struggle with a giant king cobra, a snake the influential pretender would claim was sent by the goddess to punish him and his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the same world as Sangsuk's beloved novel \u003ci\u003eThe Understory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVenom\u003c\/i\u003e is a parable about an underdog's fight in a world that conspires against him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67580380938463,"sku":"9781646053506","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BkMiJZtFpi9781646053506.webp?v=1790423581","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/venom-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}