{"product_id":"the-sand-castle","title":"The Sand Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Sand Castle, Beloved American Novelist Rita Mae Brown (Rubyfruit Jungle) Revisits Some Of Her Most Spirited And Unforgettable Characterssisters Juts And Wheezie Hunsenmeir, And Jutss Precocious Young Daughter, Nickelas They Come Together To Cope With A Lifedefining Loss.Its August, 1952, And Sevenyearold Nickel Sets Off For A Day At The Seashore With Her Mother, Aunt, And Cousin Leroy. Everyones Excited When They Reach Chesapeake Bayeveryone Except For Leroy, Who Is Recently Motherless And Frightened Of The World Around Him. Nickel Delights In Tormenting Her Cousin, But, As The Group Lounges On The Beach And Begins Work On A Magnificent Sand Castle, The Sisters Try To Coax Him Out Of His Shell. As The Sun Swings Higher In The Sky, Nickels Taunting Of Leroy Escalates And The Weight Of Family History Between Her Mother And Aunt Rises To The Surfaceuntil Leroy Is Bitten By A Crab And All Of Their Arguments Fall Away. It Isnt Until Years Later That Nickel Can See That Single Day At The Beach For What It Truly Wasa Lifechanging Lesson On Family And All The Pleasure And Heartbreak That Comes With It.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47090520326389,"sku":"SONG0802144233","price":12.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/8152TDkv_eL.jpg?v=1759484755","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-sand-castle","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}