{"product_id":"innocence-isbn-9781619020665","title":"Innocence","description":"A beautifully written book set in Marin County, \u003ci\u003eInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e is a philosophical novel that follows John Gegenuber, a former Episcopal priest who has given up his parish and vocation to become a real estate agent. After having corrective surgery for a cleft palate, John has been invited to go on a romantic weekend trip to a secluded country estate with Thalia, a young woman who has undergone the same cosmetic surgery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir transformational weekend together is tested in the sudden and premature labor of a young pregnant woman who lives at the estate. Stranded with only common sense to guide them, faith and instinct become paramount for the mother and her newborn.Praise for \u003ci\u003eInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Confronting issues of identity, compassion, desire, and redemption, Jones' sublimely contemplative novel vibrates with a subtle current of menace and foreboding.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A characteristically quirky fourth novel from Jones.... Body and soul get equal consideration in a novel that confounds expectations of what will be revealed and concealed; perverse, perhaps, but undeniably piquant.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis B. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParticles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLuck\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eRadiance\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Nevada City, California.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304042090725,"sku":"NP9781619020665","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781619020665.jpg?v=1767730065","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/innocence-isbn-9781619020665","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}