{"product_id":"the-godsend-used1976","title":"THE GODSEND (USED)1976","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThis book is a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e1976 first edition\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"37\"\u003eThe Godsend\u003c\/i\u003e, the debut horror novel by British author \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eBernard Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Godsend\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic \"evil child\" horror story, often compared to \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"70\"\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"82\"\u003eThe Bad Seed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Plot:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan and Kate Marlowe are a happy couple with four children who take in an infant girl, Bonnie, after she is abandoned at their home by a mysterious stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Horror:\u003c\/b\u003e Soon after her arrival, the Marlowe children begin dying in a series of suspicious \"accidents,\" starting with a crib death and a drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Perspective:\u003c\/b\u003e The story is told from the first-person perspective of the father, Alan, as he slowly realizes that the beautiful, innocent-looking Bonnie is actually a predatory presence systematically replacing his biological children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/b\u003e The book was critically acclaimed upon release and was adapted into a feature film in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380562837667,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6831\/6835\/files\/IMG_8670982641813333021-Photoroom_1.png?v=1772571780","url":"https:\/\/kicksmixbooks.store\/products\/the-godsend-used1976","provider":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}