{"product_id":"9781646053506","title":"Venom","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003eIn the village of Praeknamdang, a ten-year-old boy has big dreams of becoming a star 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\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\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":"Saneh Sangsuk","offers":[{"title":"Deep Vellum |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-18","offer_id":45663906824447,"sku":"9781646053506","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/VenomFC_300x300_1de3d952-5d8e-48fb-83c0-58994da8f704.jpg?v=1727198943","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781646053506","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}