{"product_id":"9781968043049","title":"Sarafina","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated author, Philip Fracassi, comes a historical horror novel where three brothers go AWOL during one of the most violent battles of the Civil War, but find something much worse waiting in the woods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoosing to risk execution rather than be killed in a losing war, three brothers desert their posts and begin a long, arduous journey back home. After weeks of dealing with rough terrain while evading bandits and home guard soldiers-starving, injured, and exhausted-the brothers find a miracle deep in the dark woods. A home.\u003cbr\u003eLiving in a remote cabin is a beautiful woman, Sarafina, and her young son, Titus. Sarafina takes the soldiers in, cares for them, feeds them, offers them a place to rest. But the youngest of the brothers is wary-something is not what it seems. After discovering a mysterious creek and a strange underground cavern, he gets a strong sense that the cabin, and the fertile land surrounding it, might be harboring something nefarious, terrifying, and dangerous.\u003cbr\u003eWhat ensues is a nightmare beyond imagination, an escalation of horrors that the brothers must somehow fight to survive. With tensions high, the country divided, and loyalties put to the test, \u003ci\u003eSarafina\u003c\/i\u003e spotlights that Fracassi is a star of modern horror.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philip Fracassi","offers":[{"title":"Clash Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-04-17","offer_id":47353573540095,"sku":"9781968043049","price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3276ff81-ab2d-458c-ab00-5507f4fcb206.jpg?v=1760540855","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781968043049","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}