{"product_id":"louse-paperback","title":"Louse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Grand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHerbert Horatio \"Poppy\" Blackwell was once a daring aviator, an illustrious movie producer, and a brilliant businessman. A Howard Hughes-like mogul, Poppy has become a recluse with paralyzing fears of infection. Cloistered in the penthouse high above his desert gambling empire, he is attended by a small army of maids and footmen and lawyers and physicians, who live in a state of constant surveillance as they cater to his eccentric, paranoid demands.\u003cbr\u003e Herman Q. Louse is Poppy's valet, one of the many indentured servants who have racked up an insurmountable debt in his casino (and whose long-term memories have subsequently been erased). Louse's primary duty is to administer Poppy's medication: near-lethal doses of benzodiazepines. But as he goes about his carefully monitored business, he becomes aware of a growing conspiracy against Poppy and becomes his unlikely protector--that is, until people start to point fingers at Louse.\u003cbr\u003e Dark, disturbing, yet acerbically funny, \u003ci\u003eLouse\u003c\/i\u003e by David Grand is a vividly imagined tale, at once timely and unforgettable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID GRAND \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Body \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMount Terminus\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.7 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50836065583301,"sku":"9781250063632","price":28.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/5DGsY1pk4u9781250063632.webp?v=1793271107","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/louse-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}