{"product_id":"brother-cobweb-9781941799741","title":"Brother Cobweb","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll Calvin Elkan has ever wanted to do is escape his mother and her Pentecostal church, the Lighthouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalvin is eternally at odds with the brutal abuses and ignorance of his upbringing in a right-wing evangelical sect in Ohio. Under the guidance of his great-grandfather, he turns to art and music to escape his mother's blows and the grip of the Lighthouse. He spins the dark world around him into a satirical comic called \u003cem\u003eThe Brother Cobweb Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e. After high school, Calvin moves out and enrolls in art school, finally free of his oppressive childhood home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after a brush with death, Calvin realizes escape isn't enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his artwork and a newfound sense of spirituality, Calvin works through the emotional trauma and distances himself from his past only to uncover yet another ugly secret from the Lighthouse--a secret that makes him question everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrother Cobweb\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age saga with a misfit, paradoxical artist at its center. Alfred Eaker's debut novel seeks to change perspectives through innovative language, dark humor, and marginalized subculture. A surreal and provocative odyssey, it is sure to strike a nerve as it exposes the abuses and hypocrisy of an all-too-familiar Midwestern evangelical church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9774502\"\u003eAlfred Eaker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Books Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941799741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941799744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC026000\"\u003eReligious | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC060000\"\u003eHumorous | Black Humor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Books Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590394638573,"sku":"9781941799741","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b8cb40af-d799-4528-9a6d-fa34885203fe.jpg?v=1702257425","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/brother-cobweb-9781941799741","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}