{"product_id":"the-rachel-condition-9781955904926","title":"The Rachel Condition","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rachel Condition\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a political thriller, a family saga, and a mind-bending love story that plays out through the mysterious byways of Detroit.\u003c\/b\u003eAntony has ostensibly traveled to Detroit in search of the last copy of a dangerous political novel, but his true purpose is to infiltrate a tight circle of political dissidents. Rachel appears to be working for the Detroit-based insurgency, but her loyalties are complicated. They meet at a dive bar with a dangerous\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\u003c\/i\u003e pinball machine and a malevolent bartender named Paul. There's also Patti, of the proto-punk band Psycho Femmes; Julia, whose uncle founded the Detroit chapter of the Black Panthers; The Commander, also known as Charlotte; The Colonel, who wears many uniforms so to speak; and Yama, a doom metal band that literally plays eternal, one-note songs. Nothing is as it seems, no one can be trusted, and, as Rachel reminds Antony, everything is different in retrospect. History, as Rachel knows, is written by the victors, and this goes for personal history, too. \u003ci\u003eThe Rachel Condition\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story of tenderness and the power of art to create and destroy in the midst of violence and chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clash Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955904926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"Nicholas Rombles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471257141429,"sku":"9781955904926","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_af04b60c-f114-4d9a-bac5-2fcde00956ab.jpg?v=1704824932","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rachel-condition-9781955904926","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}