{"product_id":"these-violent-delights-by-micah-nemerever-9781836430438","title":"These Violent Delights","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Paul enters university in early 1970s Pittsburgh, it’s with the hope of moving past the recent death of his father. Sensitive, insecure, and like a stranger to his family, Paul feels isolated and alone. When he meets the worldly Julian in his freshman ethics class, Paul is immediately drawn to his classmate’s effortless charm. Paul will stop at nothing to prove himself worthy of their friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Julian is as volatile and cruel as he is charismatic, and Paul begins to suspect that he can never live up to what Julian expects of him. As their friendship spirals into all-consuming intimacy, they each learn the lengths to which the other will go in order to stay together, their obsession ultimately hurtling them toward an act of irrevocable violence. From then on, everything changes…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/em\u003e captures a haunting tale of obsession and the destructive power of desire, set against the backdrop of a university experience that borders on the perilous edge between reality and darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47696921100524,"sku":"9781836430438","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781836430438-these-violent-delights.jpg?v=1780366681","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/these-violent-delights-by-micah-nemerever-9781836430438","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}