{"product_id":"queen-palm-9781956672978","title":"Queen Palm","description":"\u003cp\u003eCongressman Vern Bushnell is having one hell of a day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife is leaving him, unwashed hippies are protesting his newest condo high-rise, and his long-time political patrons-the brothers Sneed-have decided to make him the patsy for an explosive scandal, effectively ending his Gubernatorial ambitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVern has no intention of going down alone. He threatens to spill all the Sneeds' proverbial beans to police and press alike. What's a little blackmail between friends?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sneeds are predictably and exceedingly displeased. Before Vern can blab, they banish him. Not merely from the political arena, goodness no. Taking advantage of a secret, Cold War-era science project gone horribly right, they banish Vern to another \u003cem\u003euniverse\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA parallel universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA universe in which Congressman Vern Bushnell has never existed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQUEEN PALM is a delirious, brain-bending blend of sci-fi paranoia, humid Floridian romance, and a Max Roach bebop drum solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo ahead. Close your eyes and listen to the syncopated snares and never-ending Gulf waves shushing, and ask yourself... \u003cem\u003ewhat would you do with \u003c\/em\u003eyour\u003cem\u003e second chance?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibis Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956672978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Sam Mossler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41371467907253,"sku":"9781956672978","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c596a697-f8df-4f21-a8aa-a73e5da9b6fa.jpg?v=1637641197","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/queen-palm-9781956672978","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}